[2] The county is named for Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, the second elected Governor of New Mexico.

[4] As of the 2000 census,[10] there were 2,240 people, 922 households, and 614 families living in the county.

30.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.30% are under the age of 18 and 15.00% are 65 or older.

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,022 people, 912 households, and 581 families living in the county.

There were 1,344 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km2).

[11] In terms of ancestry, 17.5% were German, 13.7% were American, 9.6% were English, and 7.4% were Irish.