Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Roosevelt County is a county in New Mexico. The population of the county is 19,846.
Roosevelt County 	New Mexico
Founded 	February 28, 1903
Named for 	Theodore Roosevelt
County seat 	Portales
Population 	19,846
Habitat 	Farmland, Grassland
Cong. Districts 	2nd, 3rd
County Guildmaster	Roxanne Bishop
Time Zone 	Mountain (UTC -7/-6)
== Major roads ==
US Route 60
US Route 70
US Route 84
New Mexico State Road 88
New Mexico State Road 89
New Mexico State Road 114
New Mexico State Road 202
New Mexico State Road 206
New Mexico State Road 235
New Mexico State Road 236
New Mexico State Road 258
New Mexico State Road 262
New Mexico State Road 267
New Mexico State Road 321
New Mexico State Road 330
New Mexico State Road 348
New Mexico State Road 458
New Mexico State Road 467
New Mexico State Road 480
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Bailey County, Texas (east)
Quay County (north)
Curry County (northeast)
De Baca County (northwest)
Lea County (south)
Cochran County, Texas (southeast)
Chaves County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
54.32% White (10,780)
40.61% Hispanic or Latino (8,059)
2.81% Other (557)
2.27% Black or African American (450)
23.0% (4,564) of Roosevelt County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Roosevelt County has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 29 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 3.46 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Bulbasaur 	Grassland 	1-20%
Ivysaur 	Grassland 	1-5%
Charmander 	Farmland 	1-30%
Charmeleon 	Farmland 	1-15%
Caterpie 	Grassland 	1-33%
Metapod 	Grassland 	1-27%
Butterfree 	Grassland 	1-21%
Weedle 	Grassland 	1-10%
Kakuna 	Grassland 	1-4%
Rattata 	Farmland, Grassland	1-30%, 1-23%
Raticate 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-8%
Ekans 	Farmland, Grassland	1-25%, 1-15%
Arbok 	Farmland, Grassland	1-12%, 1%
Pikachu 	Farmland, Grassland	1-61%, 1-51%
Raichu 	Farmland, Grassland	1-44%, 1-35%
Sandshrew 	Farmland, Grassland	1-25%, 1-25%
Sandslash 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-15%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland, Grassland	1-23%, 1-27%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland, Grassland	1-10%, 1-12%
Vulpix 	Farmland, Grassland	1-20%, 1-22%
Ninetales 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-7%
Oddish 	Grassland 	1-15%
Gloom 	Grassland 	1%
Ponyta 	Farmland, Grassland	1-40%, 1-35%
Rapidash 	Farmland, Grassland	1-20%, 1-17%
Doduo 	Grassland 	1-9%
Rhyhorn 	Grassland 	1-5%
Scyther 	Grassland 	1-10%
Electabuzz 	Farmland, Grassland	1-36%, 1-20%
Tauros 	Farmland 	1-10%
Eevee 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-20%
Vaporeon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-13%
Flareon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-10%, 1-10%
Chikorita 	Grassland 	
Cyndaquil 	Farmland, Grassland	1-38%, 1-40%
Quilava 	Farmland, Grassland	1-23%, 1-25%
Typhlosion 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Sentret 	Grassland 	1-29%
Furret 	Grassland 	1-14%
Ledyba 	Grassland 	1-29%
Ledian 	Grassland 	1-14%
Spinarak 	Grassland 	1-15%
Ariados 	Grassland 	1%
Pichu 	Farmland, Grassland	1-53%, 1-43%
Mareep 	Farmland, Grassland	1-59%, 1-50%
Flaaffy 	Farmland, Grassland	1-49%, 1-40%
Ampharos 	Farmland, Grassland	1-36%, 1-27%
Hoppip 	Grassland 	1-30%
Skiploom 	Grassland 	1-18%
Jumpluff 	Grassland 	1-5%
Sunkern 	Grassland 	1-17%
Sunflora 	Grassland 	1-2%
Espeon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Gligar 	Grassland 	1-12%
Stantler 	Grassland 	1-30%
Elekid 	Farmland, Grassland	1-55%, 1-37%
Treecko 	Grassland 	1-30%
Grovyle 	Grassland 	1-15%
Sceptile 	Grassland 	1%
Torchic 	Grassland 	1-25%
Combusken 	Grassland 	1-10%
Zigzagoon 	Grassland 	1-34%
Linoone 	Grassland 	1-19%
Wurmple 	Grassland 	1-40%
Silcoon/Cascoon 	Grassland 	1-33%
Beautifly/Dustox 	Grassland 	1-26%
Ralts 	Grassland 	1-25%
Kirlia 	Grassland 	1-10%
Shroomish 	Grassland 	1-25%
Breloom 	Grassland 	1-9%
Electrike 	Farmland, Grassland	1-58%, 1-52%
Manectric 	Farmland, Grassland	1-43%, 1-37%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland, Grassland	1-62%, 1-55%
Roselia 	Grassland 	1-3%
Zangoose 	Farmland, Grassland	1-25%, 1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-12%
Anorith 	Grassland 	1-5%
Turtwig 	Grassland 	1-20%
Grotle 	Grassland 	1-7%
Chimchar 	Farmland, Grassland	1-33%, 1-33%
Monferno 	Farmland, Grassland	1-18%, 1-18%
Infernape 	Farmland, Grassland	1-3%, 1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland, Grassland	1-75%, 1-67%
Luxio 	Farmland, Grassland	1-60%, 1-52%
Luxray 	Farmland, Grassland	1-42%, 1-34%
Pachirisu 	Farmland, Grassland	1-57%, 1-47%
Skorupi 	Grassland 	1-16%
Leafeon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Snivy 	Grassland 	1-20%
Servine 	Grassland 	1-7%
Tepig 	Farmland, Grassland	1-33%, 1-33%
Pignite 	Farmland, Grassland	1-18%, 1-18%
Emboar 	Farmland, Grassland	1-3%, 1-3%
Minccino 	Grassland 	1-45%
Cinccino 	Grassland 	1-30%
Deerling 	Grassland 	1-54%
Sawsbuck 	Grassland 	1-36%
Emolga 	Farmland, Grassland	1-60%, 1-53%
Joltik 	Grassland 	1-27%
Galvantula 	Grassland 	1-4%
Bouffalant 	Grassland 	1-10%
Chespin 	Grassland 	1-27%
Quilladin 	Grassland 	1-12%
Fennekin 	Grassland 	1-30%
Braixen 	Grassland 	1-15%
Litleo 	Grassland 	1-7%
Flabébé 	Grassland 	1-5%
Skiddo 	Farmland, Grassland	1-35%, 1-45%
Gogoat 	Farmland, Grassland	1-15%, 1-25%
Helioptile 	Farmland, Grassland	1-60%, 1-54%
Heliolisk 	Farmland, Grassland	1-44%, 1-38%
Sylveon 	Farmland, Grassland	1-5%, 1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland, Grassland	1-55%, 1-49%
Rowlet 	Grassland 	1-25%
Dartrix 	Grassland 	1-12%
Grubbin 	Grassland 	1-39%
Charjabug 	Grassland 	1-24%
Togedemaru 	Farmland, Grassland	1-61%, 1-55%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Portales - 12,280
=== Towns ===
Elida - 197
=== Villages ===
Causey - 104
Dora - 133
Floyd - 133
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Arch
Bethel
Cameo
Delphos
Garrison
Inez
Kenna
Kermit
Lingo
Milnesand
Pep
Richland
Rogers
Upton
Yerba
=== Ghost towns ===
Bluit
Tolar
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	17 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	8 inches
Average yearly sunny days	275
Severe storm risk 	8 (High)
Tornado risk 	5 (Moderate)
Blizzard risk 	2 (Low)
== Fun facts ==
* The late Portales philanthropist Addie Peed Swearingen grew up in Elida and lived on a ranch there from 1960-1979. Another notable Elida native is former Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coach Larry Hays.
* The Roosevelt County clerk and deputy clerk resigned in late 2013 after the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that all counties in the state must license same-sex marriages. County Manager Bill Cathey said they had resolved to quit "rather than be associated with that," according to the Associated Press.
* Milnesand is home to the Prairie Chicken Festival.
* Kenna was one of the largest cattle shipping points in the state by 1909. At the peak of its development, the town could boast a bank, two hotels, several stores, a post office, as well as several saloons. By 1912, many homesteaders relinquished their claims due to the drought, and Kenna dropped both in size and importance.
* Roosevelt County is known for its odd shape, with a piece sticking out up and to the left, including Tolar and part of US Route 60.
* Midday on November 30, 1944, an eighty-one-car west-bound mixed freight train derailed after a hot box on the seventh car of the train led to its axle breaking. The train carried airplane engines, canned corned beef, mattresses, fuel oil, and 165 five-hundred pound bombs bound for the Pacific Theatre. Thirty-six cars derailed. The oil car caught fire. After burning for twenty to thirty minutes, the munitions exploded. The explosion dug a crater 75 feet wide and 10 feet deep. Most of the buildings in Tolar were destroyed, including the post office, the railroad station, and the grocery. The blast was felt 120 miles away in Hereford, Texas. Thirty miles to the southeast in Elida, dishes fell from their shelves and windows broke in Melrose, twelve miles to the east. One person was killed, Tolar resident Jess Brown, who was struck in the head by a piece of metal and died while being transported to the hospital in Melrose. His widow, Pauline Brown, received a $17,500 settlement from the railroad for his death. Because of the war, the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent Special Agent R.J. Untreiner to investigate. The Bureau found no signs of sabotage and that it was an accident. While The New York Times reported only a single paragraph about the accident, it was front page news in New Mexico newspapers. Because of that news coverage, officials of the Manhattan Project issued a cover story of an ammunition explosion on the Alamogordo Air Force Base on July 16, 1945 after the test of the first atomic bomb.
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