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Ruidoso (Spanish for "noisy") is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest.[1]

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  1. 80 relations: Alto, New Mexico, Amusement arcade, Area code 575, Associated Press, Bram van der Stok, Capitan, New Mexico, Carrizozo, New Mexico, Casino, Census, Chisholm Trail, Eastern New Mexico University, Federal Information Processing Standards, Flash flood, Flood, Fort Stanton, Geographic Names Information System, Golf course, Hotel, Hurricane Dolly (2008), Köppen climate classification, KOAT-TV, Legacy.com, Library of Congress, Lincoln County, New Mexico, Lincoln National Forest, List of counties in New Mexico, Malin Akerman, Marriage, Mary Ann Almager, Mayor, McBride Fire, Mescalero, Micropolitan statistical area, Mike Runnels, Mountain Time Zone, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Neil Patrick Harris, New Mexico, New Mexico House of Representatives, New Mexico State Road 48, Noisy Water Winery, Oceanic climate, Otero County, New Mexico, Per capita income, Poverty threshold, Puerto Peñasco, Race and ethnicity in the United States census, Raton, New Mexico, Resort town, Rio Hondo (Southern New Mexico), ... Expand index (30 more) »

  2. Library buildings completed in 1974
  3. Micropolitan areas of New Mexico
  4. Public libraries in New Mexico

Alto, New Mexico

Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

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Amusement arcade

An amusement arcade, also known as a video arcade, amusements, arcade, or penny arcade (an older term), is a venue where people play arcade games, including arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables.

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Area code 575

Area code 575 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bram van der Stok

Bram van der Stok, (13 October 1915 – 8 February 1993), also known as Bob van der Stok, was a World War II fighter pilot and flying ace, and is the most decorated aviator in Dutch history.

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Capitan, New Mexico

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). Ruidoso, New Mexico and Capitan, New Mexico are villages in New Mexico.

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Carrizozo, New Mexico

Carrizozo is a town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

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Casino

A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Chisholm Trail

The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, crossed the Red River into Indian Territory, and ended at Kansas rail stops.

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Eastern New Mexico University

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer situs of non-military United States government agencies and contractors.

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Flash flood

A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.

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Fort Stanton

Fort Stanton was a United States Army fort near Lincoln, New Mexico.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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Hurricane Dolly (2008)

Hurricane Dolly was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Deep South Texas in July 2008.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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KOAT-TV

KOAT-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, affiliated with ABC.

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Legacy.com

Legacy.com is a United States-based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Lincoln County, New Mexico

Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Lincoln National Forest

Lincoln National Forest is a unit of the U.S. Forest Service located in southern New Mexico.

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List of counties in New Mexico

There are 33 counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Malin Akerman

Malin Maria Akerman (born Åkerman; 12 May 1978) is a Swedish and American actress.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Mary Ann Almager

Mary Ann Almager (born December 5, 1968) is an American former professional female boxer.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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McBride Fire

The McBride Fire was a destructive wildfire that burned in the Lincoln National Forest near the community of Ruidoso in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the United States as part of the 2022 New Mexico wildfire season.

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Mescalero

Mescalero or Mescalero Apache (Naa'dahéńdé) is an Apache tribe of Southern Athabaskan–speaking Native Americans.

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Micropolitan statistical area

United States micropolitan statistical areas (μSA, where the initial Greek letter mu represents "micro-"), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are labor market and statistical areas in the United States centered on an urban cluster (urban area) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people.

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Mike Runnels

Michael L. Runnels (September 11, 1945 – February 5, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer.

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Mountain Time Zone

The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time (UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−06:00).

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New Mexico House of Representatives

The New Mexico House of Representatives (Cámara de representantes de Nuevo México) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.

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New Mexico State Road 48

State Road 48 (NM 48) is a state highway that runs north–south through the Sacramento Mountains, which are part of the Lincoln National Forest in Lincoln County, New Mexico in the United States.

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Noisy Water Winery

Noisy Water Winery is an American winery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, founded in 2009 by the Riddle Family.

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Oceanic climate

An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.

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Otero County, New Mexico

Otero County (Spanish: Condado de Otero) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Puerto Peñasco

Puerto Peñasco (Geʼe Ṣuidagĭ) is a small city located in Puerto Peñasco Municipality in the northwest of the Mexican state of Sonora, from the border with the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Raton, New Mexico

Raton is a city and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico.

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Resort town

A resort town, resort city or resort destination is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy.

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Rio Hondo (Southern New Mexico)

The Rio Hondo is a river in southern New Mexico which begins at the confluence of the Rio Bonito and Rio Ruidoso rivers near the town of Hondo, New Mexico.

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Rio Ruidoso

The Rio Ruidoso is a long river located in the Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains in Lincoln County and Otero County, New Mexico in the United States and is part of the Rio Ruidoso Watershed.

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Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell is a city in and the seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. Ruidoso, New Mexico and Roswell, New Mexico are micropolitan areas of New Mexico.

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Ruidoso Downs Race Track

Ruidoso Downs is a horse racing track in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

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Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico

Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest.

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Ruidoso News

Ruidoso News is a biweekly newspaper in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.

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Ruidoso Osos

The Ruidoso Osos were a professional baseball team based in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

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Ruidoso River Museum

The Ruidoso River Museum is located in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

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Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen (born July 5, 1981) is an American actor.

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Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico)

The Sacramento Mountains are a mountain range in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, lying just east of Alamogordo in Otero County (small portions of the range lie in Lincoln County and Chaves County).

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Salt Fire (2024)

The Salt Fire is an ongoing wildfire in New Mexico that has burned and is 0% contained.

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Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)

The Sierra Blanca (Spanish: White Mountains) is an ultra-prominent range of volcanic mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport is a public use airport located on the Fort Stanton mesa 15 nautical miles (28 km) northeast of the central business district of Ruidoso, a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

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Sister city

A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

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Ski Apache

Ski Apache is a ski resort located in southern New Mexico on the slopes of Sierra Blanca mountains. It is owned and operated, since 1963, by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. Ski Apache was the only ski resort in New Mexico with its own gondola lift, until Taos Ski Valley obtained a gondola lift but it doesn't serve ski runs, but connects the children's center to the base making the Gondola at Apache the only true Gondola lift in the entire state.

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South Fork Fire

The South Fork Fire is an ongoing wildfire in New Mexico that has burned and is 87% contained as of July 3rd, 2024.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Stalag Luft III

Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft III; literally "Main Camp, Air, III"; SL III) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the Second World War, which held captured Western Allied air force personnel.

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Trinity (nuclear test)

Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project.

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Tularosa, New Mexico

Tularosa is a villageFor census purposes it is called a village, but in New Mexico it is historically called a town. Ruidoso, New Mexico and Tularosa, New Mexico are villages in New Mexico.

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U.S. Route 70

U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona.

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U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Globe, Arizona, east to Atlantic, North Carolina.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.

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Woman's club movement in the United States

The women's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy.

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Yvette Herrell

Stella Yvette Herrell (born March 16, 1964) is an American politician and realtor who served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023.

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ZIP Code

A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

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Zoning

In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones.

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2020 United States census

The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.

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See also

Library buildings completed in 1974

Micropolitan areas of New Mexico

Public libraries in New Mexico

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruidoso,_New_Mexico

Also known as Ruidoso, Ruidoso Public Library, Ruidoso, N.M., Ruidoso, NM, UN/LOCODE:USRUI.

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