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History of Artesia, New Mexico

Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico|Eddy County, New Mexico, centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 82 and U.S. Route 285|285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively. As of the United States 2000 Census|2000 census, the city population was 10,692.

The town assumed its present name in 1903, after the discovery of an artesian aquifer in the area; artesian wells for agriculture flourished in the area until the aquifer became significantly depleted in the 1920s. The city was officially incorporated in 1905.


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