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Dona Ana, New Mexico (county)

Dona Ana is an independent county in New Mexico. This county has a fiscal year end of June 30.

With a population of approximately 174,682, this Category Two government is a candidate for transpartisan organizing and holonic analysis.

County Government

Services

This government indicated to the Census Bureau that it provides airports, ambulances, cemeteries, corrections, electric utility, fire protection, gas utility, health, hospitals, housing and community development, law enforcement, libraries, nursing homes, parks and recreation, public transit, sewerage system, solid waste management, streets, road, highways, bridges, water utility, and water utility services.

Airports

This government these services.

Ambulances

This government these services.

Cemeteries

This government these services.

Corrections

This government these services.

Electric Utility

Operation, maintenance, and construction of public electric power systems including the production, acquisition, and distribution of electricity to the general public or to other public or private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Fire Protection

Prevention, avoidance, and suppression of fires, and provision of ambulance, medical, rescue, or auxiliary services provided by fire protection agencies. Entities that provide ambulance services exclusively are classified under code 32, other health. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Gas Utility

Operation, maintenance, and construction of public gas supply systems including the production, acquisition, and distribution of gas to the general public or to other public or private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Health

Provision of services for the conservation and improvement of public health other than hospital care and financial support of other governments' health programs. Includes ambulance service if provided separately from fire protection services, mosquito and pest abatement (also called vector control), regulation of air and water quality, etc. Pest abatement programs that directly affect agriculture are assigned function code 59. These are typically cotton, rice, or fruit pest control districts. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Hospitals

Financing, construction, acquisition, maintenance, or operations of facilities providing in-patient medical care and institutions primarily providing the care and treatment of the handicapped that are directly administered by a government, including those operated by public universities. This function code also includes direct payments for the acquisition or construction of hospitals regardless of whether the government will operate the completed facility. Entities that are financing debt for the purpose of building private hospitals are assigned this function code. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Housing and Community Development

Construction, operation, and support of housing and redevelopment projects and other activities to promote or aid public and private housing and community development. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Law Enforcement

This government these services.

Libraries

Establishment and provision of libraries for use by the general public, and the technical and financial support of privately operated libraries. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Nursing Homes

This government these services.

Parks and Recreation

Provision and support of recreational and cultural-scientific facilities maintained for the benefit of residents and visitors. Includes golf courses, playgrounds, tennis courts, public beaches, swimming pools, play fields, parks, camping areas, recreational piers and marinas, galleries, museums, zoos, botanical gardens, auditoriums, stadiums, recreational centers, exhibition halls, and so forth. Also includes forest preserves. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Public Transit

Operation, maintenance, and construction of public mass transit systems including subways, surface rails, and buses. Ferry systems are classified as 44 highways. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Sewerage System

Provision, maintenance, and operation of sanitary and storm sewer systems and sewage disposal and treatment facilities. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Solid Waste Management

Collection, removal, and disposal of garbage, refuse, hazardous wastes, and other solid wastes and cleaning of streets, alleys, and sidewalks. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Streets, Road, Highways, Bridges

Maintenance, operation, repair, and construction of highways, streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, tunnels, ferry boats, viaducts, and related structures. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Water Utility

Operation, maintenance, and construction of public water supply systems including the production, acquisition, and distribution of water to the general public or to other public or private utilities for residential, commercial, or industrial use. The acquisition and distribution of water for the irrigation of agricultural lands are classified as 64 irrigation. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea)

This government these services.

Web Presence

Web address information in the Census Bureau's Governments Integrated Directory indicates that this government does maintain or control a website containing information about at least the central activities of their government. No response was given as to whether or not citizens can communicate with this government over the Internet.

From Governent Integrated Directory: http://www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

Source

The U.S. Census Bureau obtained this information from responses to their Form # G26 (Adobe PDF file). No survey response was recieved by the Census Bureau from this local government.

Address

From U.S. Census Bureau's 2002 Governments Integrated Directory:

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
DONA ANA
180 WEST AMADOR
LAS CRUCES, NM 88001

Municipalities

The U.S. Census Bureau identifies 4 municipalities within Dona Ana, including 1 town, 1 village, and 2 cities.

Mesilla

To learn more about Dona Ana's lone town, Mesilla, please, follow the link!

Hatch

To learn more about Dona Ana's lone village, Hatch, please, follow the link!

Cities

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Special Districts

The U.S. Census Bureau identifies 25 special districts within Dona Ana, including 1 irrigation district, 1 sewerage and water supply - combination of services district, 2 housing and community development districts, 2 soil and water conservation districts, and 19 drainage districts.

Elephant Butte Irrigation Dist.

To learn more about Dona Ana's lone irrigation district, Elephant Butte Irrigation Dist., please, follow the link!

Anthony Water & Sanitation Dst

To learn more about Dona Ana's lone sewerage and water supply - combination of services district, Anthony Water & Sanitation Dst, please, follow the link!

Housing and Community Development Districts

Construction, operation, and support of housing and redevelopment projects and other activities to promote or aid public and private housing and community development. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea) Go ahead, look even deeper!

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

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Drainage Districts

These districts vary by name from state to state including: drainage, slough, slough drainage, ditch, tax ditch, special drainage, drainage improvement, water control, conservancy, and water management. (Verbatim source: U.S. Census Burea) Go ahead, look even deeper!

Elementary and Secondary Districts

The U.S. Census Bureau identifies 3 school districts within Dona Ana, including 3 elementary and secondary districts.

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All data in this alpha release are drawn from the 2002 Census of Governments, available here: http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cog202.html


 
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