Torrance County, New Mexico
19 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,490
- Median household income
- $57,842
- ±6,305
- Unemployed
- 9.0%
- 620 of 6,864 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.6%
- 4,999 of 6,052 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Torrance | 15,307 (2021) | Po Box 48, Estancia | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Moriarty | 1,940 (2021) | Po Box 130, Moriarty | Website |
| Town of Estancia | 1,501 (2021) | Po Box 166, Estancia | Website |
| Town of Mountainair | 883 (2021) | Po Box 115, Mountainair | — |
| Village of Encino | 53 (2021) | Po Box 163, Encino | — |
| Village of Willard | 206 (2021) | Po Box 204, Willard | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Spring Community Ditch | Drainage | 1 El Cid Loop, Los Lunas | — |
| Tajique Irrigation Ditch System | Drainage | 19B Anaya Loop, Tajique | — |
| Torreon Community Ditch | Drainage | Po Box 25, Torreon | — |
| Torreon Land Grant Community | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 18, Torreon | — |
| Manzano Land Grant | Other single function districts | Po Box 156, Mountainair | — |
| Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 129, Mountainair | Website |
| East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 58, Estancia | Website |
| Edgewood Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 1050, Moriarty | Website |
| Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 736, Estancia | — |
| Manzano Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Hc 66, Box 253, Mountainair | — |
| Punta de Agua Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Route 2, Box 38, Mountainair | — |
| Tajique Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | Po Box 39, Tajique | — |
| Torreon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Assoc. | Water supply utility | General Delivery, Torreon | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ESTANCIA
School district4 schools
300 NORTH 9TH STREET, Estancia, NM, 87016
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
School district7 schools
2422 E. HWY 333, Moriarty, NM, 87035
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MOUNTAINAIR
School district3 schools
512 N. ROSS, Mountainair, NM, 87036
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cedar Crest Farmers' Market () · Mile-Hi Farmers' Market (Albuquerque) · Rail Yards Market (Albuquerque) · and 3 more
Rascal Fair/White Oaks Community Market (965 White Oaks Avenue White Oaks)
Tri-County Farmers' Market (Las Vegas)
Edgewood Farmers' Market (Edgewood)
Belen Farmer's Market (300 North 4th Street (Anna Becker Park) Belen) · Bosque Farms Growers' Market (Bosque Farms)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.