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Place Name
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Colfax County
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Pronunciation
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KOL-FAKS
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Raton
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Population
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12,925 (1990)
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Location
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New Mexico, United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°36'N
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Longitude
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104°38'W
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Colfax
(KOL-FAKS), county (
3,768 sq mi/9,759 sq km; 1990
pop. 12,925), NE N.Mex., bordering on Colo.;  Raton; 36°36'N
104°38'W. Livestock, coal-mining area; cattle, sheep; hay, alfalfa,
wheat, oats, barley, millet. Drained by Canadian, Cimarron, and Vermejo
rivers. Includes part of Raton Mts. in N, Sangre de Cristo Mts. in W
(crest forms W boundary). Maxwell Natl. Wildlife Refuge in center;
small part of Kiowa Natl. Grassland on S boundary in SE; Sugarite Ski
Area and Sugarite State Park in N; Eagle Nest Lake Reservoir and
Cimarron Canyon State Park in W; small parts of Cibola Natl. Forest in
NW and SW; Angel Fire Ski Area in SW; Philmont Scout Ranch in W. Formed
1869.
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