Union County, New Mexico
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,013
- Median household income
- $46,694
- ±17,202
- Unemployed
- 6.2%
- 88 of 1,423 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.1%
- 1,209 of 1,438 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 Union | 4,107 (2021) | Po Box 430, Clayton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Clayton | 2,755 (2021) | 1 Chestnut St, Clayton | — |
| Village of Des Moines | 111 (2021) | Po Box 127, Des Moines | — |
| Village of Folsom | 43 (2021) | Po Box 370, Folsom | — |
| Village of Grenville | 23 (2021) | Po Box 246, Grenville | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 20 N 2nd St, Clayton | — |
| Ute Creek Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 68, Roy | — |
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
CLAYTON
School district4 schools
323 SOUTH 5TH ST, Clayton, NM, 88415
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DES MOINES
School district2 schools
500 DES MOINES AVENUE, Des Moines, NM, 88418
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
First Street Market (Raton)
Trinidad Community Farmers Market (836 Stonewall Ave Trinidad)
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.