Admitted to the Union:
Saturday, January 06, 1912

Capital:
Santa Fe

Motto:
Crescit Eundo (It Grows as It Goes)

Area (square miles):
121,666

Population Statistics

1850	61,547
1860	93,516
1870	91,874
1880	119,565
1890	160,282
1900	195,310
1910	327,301
1920	360,350
1930	423,317
1940	531,818
1950	681,187
1960	951,023
1970	1,016,000
1980	1,302,894
1990	1,515,069
2000	1,819,046

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