THE CHAPARRAL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas setting.
Chaparral CDP has 59.1 square miles of land in Doña Ana County, Otero County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Chaparral intersects 2 county geographies: Doña Ana County, Otero County. A Chaparral mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Chaparral by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Chaparral, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for New Mexico. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chaparral CDP has 21.9 times the land area of nearby Anthony city (2.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

