Welcome to Hidalgo County,
New Mexico
Located in the deep southwest along the borders of Arizona and Mexico, Hidalgo County began as farming, ranching, and mining communities long before statehood in 1912. With a population of 4,894 and an area of 3,445.63 square miles., it averages 1.4 persons per square mile.
Hidalgo County was formed from Grant County in 1919, with the county seat in Lordsburg. It was named in honor of Miguel Dolores Hidalgo, who led the revolution in Mexico in 1810, which eventually led to its independence from Spain. The county “towns” are Virden, Lordsburg, Cotton City, Animas, and Rodeo.
Panoramic mountain horizons and spectacular views of the sky are only part of the county’s appeal. It boasts two ghost towns, windsail racing on dry lake beds, an anti-terrorism training facility, birdwatching, ranch tours, and hiking.
Latitude 32.35 Longitude 108.709
Enchantment Begins Here!
Hidalgo County Comprehensive Plan
Hidalgo County is in the process of updating goals and objectives to meet the future head-on, fully prepared to function and thrive. Resident input, suggestions, and questions are welcomed.
Hidalgo County Comprehensive Plan Update 2011
CDBG Closeout Hearing
HIDALGO COUNTY
PUBLIC CLOSEOUT HEARING NOTICE The Hidalgo County invites all interested citizens to a public hearing to be held at the Hidalgo County Commission Chambers, 300 South Shakespeare Street, Lordsburg, NM on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. This hearing will be held to advise citizens of the accomplishments of the following Community Development Block Grant: CDBG Project # 09-C-RS-I-06-A-111 Comprehensive Plan 1) The Community Development Block Grant Program is intended to provide benefit to low and moderate income persons, prevention or elimination of slum and blight or address an urgent need. Funding categories include community infrastructure, housing, public service capital outlay, economic development, emergency and planning. Local citizens are encouraged to attend and non-English speaking residents will be fully accommodated. Past successful projects include the 2007 Vocational Career Center. For information contact: Tisha Green, Assistant County Manager, Hidalgo County, 300 South Shakespeare, Lordsburg, NM 88045 or call (575) 542-9428.
News & Announcements
NEWS RELEASE
New Mexico Association of Counties • 613 Old Santa Fe Trail • Santa Fe, New Mexico • 87501 (505) 983-2101 Phone • (505) 983-4396 Fax January 19, 2012 For Immediate Release New Mexico Association of Counties to Present RAP Award to Hidalgo County in Recognition of Its Successfully Completing The Risk Awareness Program and for Incurring No Law Enforcement or Automobile Claims in 2011 Santa Fe, New Mexico In 2011 Hidalgo County experienced no automobile or law enforcement claims. Tisha Green, Assistant County Manager of Hidalgo County, thanked the New Mexico of Counties for offering counties a training tool on risk awareness and safe practices. Ms. Green said "Throughout 52 weeks of weekly safety meetings, Hidalgo County became more conscientious of safety. We feel that participation in the RAP program helped us achieve our goals of decreasing losses and reinforcing safety." Paul Gutierrez, Executive Director of NMAC, said "Hidalgo County fully adopted RAP’s message of safety awareness as a first step to safe practices. That awareness, in turn, has translated into reductions in claims, which benefits the people of Hidalgo County. It is an impressive achievement." Founded in 1936 and incorporated in 1968, the New Mexico Association of Counties is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization governed by New Mexico county elected officials and employees. Its mission is to serve as a statewide voice for all counties in New Mexico. It accomplishes this by providing counties with legislative representation, general research, and training and assistance in developing and improving the administration and financing of county government. The association offers insurance to counties covering workers’ compensation and property, casualty and liability insurance. Please contact Paul Gutierrez at 505.250.7749 or pgutierrez@nmcounties.org or Joy Esparsen at 505.820.8111 or jesparsen@nmcounties.org for more information. For additional information about NMAC, please visit the website at www.nmcounties.org.
Assessor's Office Closure
The Assessor's office will be closed every Friday during the month of February to allow the staff to go out in the county to complete yearly assessments.
Border Patrol Announces FOB Site
Spokemen for the Border Patrol announced Friday to residents in an Animas meeting that the site for the new Forward Operating Base would be on the Diamond A Ranch, not the BLM land that local residents had supported. Read one article HERE.
Hidalgo County Heritage Quilt Show
January 27-28
Lordsburg Civic Center
Bring your quilts! Old, new, tattered or not!
This event showcases quilts as historical contributions. Not only functional and necessary in the past, they were - and remain- works of art and creativity. The show will also include handwork like crochet, tatting, needlelace, and other categories.
Each quilt is displayed with a short history or bio. If you have a quilt to display and need help writing the bio or have questions, contact personnel at the library (Gail Hall or Marlene Siepels) at 542.9646. Quilt reservations and histories need to be in to one of these ladies by JANUARY 15!
Public is invited to view quilts January 27-28 at the Civic Center.
The documentation of antique Hidalgo family quilts will be on-going throughout the two-day show.
Friday, January 27, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 28, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
James H. Baxter Civic Center
313 East 4th Street
Lordsburg, NM
For more information call 575-542-9646.
SESP Training/Certification
Notice
State Energy Sector Partnership Program Pre-Application
The New Mexico State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. It provides training opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing careers in the areas of solar energy, wind energy, biofuels, and green building/energy efficiency.
You must be 18 or over, have a social security number, have the right to work in the U.S., and comply with Selective Service registration requirements (if male). The first step is filling out a pre-application to be considered for training.
If you are interested in this training please contact the manager's office before January 27, 2012 at 300 S. Shakespeare, Lordsburg, NM 88045 or call 575-542-9428.
New Employment Opportunities Posted
Check the Employment Page to see new positions with the county.
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