Hidalgo County, New Mexico
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Hidalgo County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the population is 5,932, down from its 1980 peak of 6,049 but up 25% since 1970. Over half of the county's population live in the county seat of Lordsburg.
Hidalgo was created on February 25, 1919 from the southern part of Grant County. According to the 2001/2 New Mexico Blue Book, it was named for the town north of Mexico City where the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. Other sources cite Miguel Hidalgo as the county's namesake.
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Transparency of the county website
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- No information concerning elected officials or public meetings.
- No information on how to file for public records.
- No information on the budget, county audits, credit card receipts, or posting on the checkbook register.
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
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