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Capitan
A village of 1,191 people in New Mexico
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Village in New Mexico, United States1,391Population
3.3 sq miArea
6,348 ftElevation
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). As of the 2020 census, Capitan had a population of 1,391. Capitan was founded in the 1890s and incorporated in 1941.
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CAPITAN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 207 students
CAPITAN MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 102 students
CAPITAN HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 134 students
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