Cooperative Extension Service

Harding County has the smallest population of any county in New Mexico with about 810 inhabitants. The population is about 50% Anglo and 50% Hispanic.

Beef cattle ranching is the main industry, and a section of the Kiowa National Grasslands is located in the northern region of the county. Carbon Dioxide wells are another natural resource. Mills Canyon State Park, located 10 miles north of Roy, is a popular camping site.

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• NMSU selects counties for pilot program designed to strengthen rural economies
  New Mexico State University has selected a multi-county region in the state to participate in the “CREATE BRIDGES” program to build up rural economies impacted by COVID-19.

Contact Information

35 Pine St. - County Courthouse
PO Box 156
Mosquero, NM 87733
Phone: 575-673-2341
Fax: 575-673-2996
Email: harding@nmsu.edu