 lake arthur is a town in chaves county, new mexico, united states. the population was 436 at the 2010 census. ==geography== lake arthur is located near the southern border of chaves county at  (32.999556, -104.365158), about  west of the pecos river. new mexico state road 2 passes through the town, leading north  to hagerman and south  to artesia. according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.4|km2|disp=flip}
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