Columbus, New Mexico
Columbus, New Mexico | |
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View of Columbus from Pancho Villa State Park | |
Location of Columbus, New Mexico | |
Columbus, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′50″N 107°38′28″W / 31.8306°N 107.6411°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Luna |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Esequiel Salas |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.67 sq mi (12.09 km2) |
| • Land | 4.67 sq mi (12.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,072 ft (1,241 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,442 |
| • Density | 309.0/sq mi (119.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88029 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-17050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413542 |
| Website | www |
Columbus is an incorporated village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States, about 3 miles (5 km) north of the Mexican border. It is considered a place of historical interest, as the scene of a 1916 attack by Mexican general Francisco "Pancho" Villa that caused the United States to send 10,000 troops there in the Mexican Expedition (originally referred to as the "punitive Mexican Expedition"). As of the 2020 census, Columbus had a population of 1,442.