Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 76,569. The county seat is Los Lunas.Valencia County is included in the Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area.Valencia County has the longest record for predicting presidential election winners in the entire country, voting for the winning candidate in every election since 1952.HistoryThe county, which was formerly much larger in area, lost almost 81 percent of its territory on June 19, 1981, upon the creation of Cibola County, which occupies the westernmost portion of Valencia County's former area.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in New Mexico by area.Adjacent counties Bernalillo County - north Torrance County - east Socorro County - south Cibola County - westNational protected areasCibola National Forest (part)El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (part)Manzano Wilderness (part)