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Located on the Llano Estacado in southeastern New Mexico, Hobbs was founded in 1907 as an agricultural and ranching community and became prominent after the discovery of oil in June of 1928. People flocked to Hobbs to work in the oilfields, some living in tents. Today, Hobbs is a city of almost 30,000 inhabitants and is deemed the "oil capital" of New Mexico. Hobbs boasts two golf courses, the Harry McAdams State Park, and is the headquarters of two national soaring associations.

CLIMATE

Summer is a period of warmth punctuated by showers and thunderstorms from June through September. Fall and winter bring a marked decline in rainfall and storms. Nights can be frosty but the days warm considerably. Spring is dry and windy with rainfall varying greatly from year to year.

EDUCATION

Hobbs boasts two colleges. New Mexico Junior College is a public two-year and vocational college that also provides extension classes for adults. College of the Southwest is an independent four-year institution.

MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HOBBS

Ralph Tasker's World History class paper on the history of Hobbs  Written in 1955 this is a brief paper covering early Hobbs with basic facts

Hobbs: The Black Gold-Rush City Chapter on the history of Hobbs from Gil Hinshaw's book Lea, New Mexico's Last Frontier