Roswell
city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, United States
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Summary
Roswell is a city in the United States[1]. Roswell ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,406 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chaves County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Named after: Roswell Chamberlain Smith[6]
- Postal code: 88201[7], 88202[8], 88203[9]
- Commons category: Roswell, New Mexico[10]
- Local dialing code: 575[11]
- Inception: 1869[12]
- Coordinate location: 33.39416666666666, -104.52277777777778[13]
- Official website: https://roswell-nm.gov/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roswell, New Mexico[15]
- Population: 48,411[16], 48,366[17], 48,422[18]
- Described by source: The place names of New Mexico[19]
- Capital of: Chaves County[20]
- Official name: Roswell[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Roswell, New Mexico[22]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Roswell, New Mexico[23]
- Number of households: 17,576[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Roswell, New Mexico[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 1089[26]
- Area: 77.484061[27], 77.480529[28]
- Water as percent of area: 0.1935[29]
- Territory overlaps: Roswell urban area[30]
- Per capita income: 22,985[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Roswell include Roswell incident[32], a cover-up[33], in United States[34] and Roswell International Air Center[35], an international airport[36], in United States[37].
Why It Matters
Roswell has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Roswell is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Roswell include Roswell incident[32], a cover-up[33], in United States[34] and Roswell International Air Center[35], an international airport[36], in United States[37].