Community Data: Chaves County

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Elected Officials

Name District Mailing Address City State ZIP Office Home Email
Michael Trujillo I PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 622-8590 625-1143 michael_a_trujillo@msn.com
Kim Chesser II PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202   347-2668 kimchesser@pvtnetworks.net
Kyle D. "Smiley" Wooton III PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202     smiley@dfn.com
Richard C. Taylor IV PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 622-2330 623-7626 richard.mtc@dfn.com
Greg Nibert V; Chairman PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 622-6510   gnibert@hinklelawfirm.com
Stan Riggs County Manager PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 624-6602   sriggs@co.chaves.nm.us
Sonny Chancey Public Services Director PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 624-6600   schancey@co.chaves.nm.us
Marlin Johnson Planning & Zoning Director PO Box 1817 Roswell NM 88202 624-6562   mjohnson@co.chaves.nm.us

Population

  • 2000 Census 61,382
  • Estimated 2007 62,595

Utilities

  • Water: City of Roswell
  • Sewer: City of Roswell
  • Electric: Xcel Energy
  • Natural Gas: New Mexico Gas Company
  • Telephone: Qwest Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
  • Cable: CableOne PVT Networks

Taxes

  • Gross Receipts Tax (Sales) (for communities in Chaves County)
  City County Total
Dexter 1.2500% 0.5625% 6.9375%
Hagerman 1.4375% 0.5625% 7.1250%
Lake Arthur 0.7500% 0.5625% 6.4375%
Roswell 1.4375% 0.5625% 7.1250%
Remainder of County 0.0000% 0.9375% 6.0625%
State of New Mexico     5.125%
Source: New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Dept, effective July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
  City State Other Total
Phoenix, AZ 2.0 6.60 .7 9.30%
Denver, CO 3.62 2.9 1.2 7.72%
Dallas, TX 1.0 6.25 1.0 8.25%
Oklahoma, OK 3.875 4.5 0 8.375%
Source: state taxation & revenue department

Property Taxes

  • Roswell
    • Residential: 30.127
    • Non-Residential: 34.483
  • Chaves County, Roswell
    • Residential: 22.651
    • Non-Residential: 26.525
    • *value of property divided by 3 = taxable value X mil rate (Sample = 0,000 divided by 3 = 333.33 x .030127 = $ 1004.23)

(Source Chaves County Assessors, October 2009)


Agriculture

  • 6,095 Square miles
  • 3,900,800 acres
  • Private or deeded land: 1,895,800 acres, 47%
  • State Land: 723,800 acres, 20%
  • Federal Land: 1,281,200 acres, 33%
  • There are approximately 137,900 acres under cultivation Farm/Ranch Units 584 (2002 census)
  • Agricultural Products
    • LIVESTOCK:
      • INCOME Cattle & Calves: 200,000
      • Milk Cows: 94,000
      • Sheep and Lambs: 17,000
      • Total: $ 465.3 million per year
    • CROPS:
      • 29,100 acres Hay
      • Corn & Sorghums Silage: 16,500
      • Cotton: 2,200 acres
      • Chile: 1,100 acres
      • Pecans: 4,000 acres
        • Total:  .79 million/year
        • Grand Total: $ 526.09 million/year
      • *Total agricultural receipts for the county exceeded $ 423.53 million in 2004. Dairy is the largest agricultural production of the county raising over $ 272 million income per year and ranking 1st in New Mexico in milk production. (Source Chaves County Extension Office)

2007 Milk Production for Chaves County

Year Milk Cows Milk Production per Cow Total Production
2002 86,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,814,600
(1,000 lbs)
2003 85,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,793,500
(1,000 lbs)
2004 87,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,835,700
(1,000 lbs)
2005 86,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,814,600
(1,000 lbs)
2006 90,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,899,000
(1,000 lbs)
2007 92,000 21,100 (pounds) 1,941,200
(1,000 lbs)
(Source New Mexico Agricultural Statistics)

Demographics

  • Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Click Here