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is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 82 and 285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively. As of the 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.
Artesia is located at (32.842744, -104.412315), at an altitude of 3380 feet (1030 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.7 km²), of which, 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²) of it is land and 0.13% is water.