Capitan is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located north of the Lincoln National Forest between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,350 feet (1,950 m). The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. Capitan was founded in the 1890s and incorporated in 1941.
| Name: | Capitan village |
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| LSAD Code: | 47 |
| LSAD Description: | village (suffix) |
| State: | New Mexico |
| County: | Lincoln County |
| Elevation: | 6,350 ft (1,950 m) |
| Total Area: | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km²) |
| Land Area: | 3.26 sq mi (8.44 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
| Total Population: | 1,391 |
| Population Density: | 426.82/sq mi (164.78/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 88316 |
| Area code: | 575 |
| FIPS code: | 3511800 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 0923574 |
| Website: | villageofcapitan.org |
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Capitan has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km), all land. The community is surrounded by high desert mountains and New Mexico cedar, pinon and juniper trees.
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