Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington
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City of Farmington | ||
FIPS code 35-25800 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2410487[6] | |
Website | www.fmtn.org |
Farmington is a city in
Farmington is located at the junction of the
It is on the
The primary non-government industries of Farmington are the production of petroleum, natural gas, and coal and its function as a major retail hub. Outside of Farmington, the
History
The area that is now Farmington was settled by
Although Spanish and American mineral prospecting happened in the area, there were few permanent settlements. In 1868, the Navajo Nation was created, taking up the western half of San Juan County. Six years later, the U.S. government offered territory in the rest of San Juan County to the Jicarilla Apache but they refused. As a result, the area was opened for settlement and a number of settlers moved into the region from Southern Colorado.[8] The area was originally known as "Junction City" because of the access to the three rivers.[9]
In 1901 the town was incorporated and named Farmington with a population of 548.
In 1967, as part of a joint U.S. Government-
The people of Farmington have been the subject of several
On March 18, 1950, Farmington was the site of a mass
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Farmington has a total area of 32.0 square miles (83 km2), of which 31.5 square miles (82 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) is water.
Climate
Farmington has a semi-arid climate.[13] The city can experience hot summers and cold winters with low precipitation throughout the year. The average annual snowfall is 12.3 inches (31 cm).[14]
Climate data for Farmington, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
70 (21) |
82 (28) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
89 (32) |
79 (26) |
67 (19) |
103 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.7 (12.6) |
61.6 (16.4) |
72.8 (22.7) |
80.3 (26.8) |
88.2 (31.2) |
95.9 (35.5) |
97.8 (36.6) |
94.9 (34.9) |
90.4 (32.4) |
82.1 (27.8) |
68.7 (20.4) |
56.6 (13.7) |
98.4 (36.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.1 (5.1) |
48.0 (8.9) |
57.7 (14.3) |
65.4 (18.6) |
75.0 (23.9) |
86.4 (30.2) |
90.2 (32.3) |
87.2 (30.7) |
80.0 (26.7) |
67.5 (19.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
41.7 (5.4) |
66.1 (19.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.6 (−0.8) |
36.3 (2.4) |
44.1 (6.7) |
50.9 (10.5) |
60.2 (15.7) |
70.5 (21.4) |
75.8 (24.3) |
73.5 (23.1) |
66.0 (18.9) |
53.8 (12.1) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
52.8 (11.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.0 (−6.7) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
36.5 (2.5) |
45.4 (7.4) |
54.6 (12.6) |
61.3 (16.3) |
59.8 (15.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
40.1 (4.5) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
39.5 (4.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 6.0 (−14.4) |
10.5 (−11.9) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
32.2 (0.1) |
42.2 (5.7) |
52.9 (11.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
5.4 (−14.8) |
2.2 (−16.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−14 (−26) |
3 (−16) |
16 (−9) |
23 (−5) |
32 (0) |
43 (6) |
41 (5) |
28 (−2) |
5 (−15) |
4 (−16) |
−16 (−27) |
−16 (−27) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.54 (14) |
0.52 (13) |
0.59 (15) |
0.62 (16) |
0.60 (15) |
0.26 (6.6) |
0.77 (20) |
0.98 (25) |
1.09 (28) |
0.84 (21) |
0.59 (15) |
0.55 (14) |
7.95 (202.6) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.2 (5.6) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.7 (1.8) |
2.0 (5.1) |
8.6 (21.96) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 61.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
Source 1: NOAA[15] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[16] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 785 | — | |
1920 | 728 | −7.3% | |
1930 | 1,350 | 85.4% | |
1940 | 2,161 | 60.1% | |
1950 | 3,637 | 68.3% | |
1960 | 23,786 | 554.0% | |
1970 | 21,979 | −7.6% | |
1980 | 31,222 | 42.1% | |
1990 | 33,997 | 8.9% | |
2000 | 37,844 | 11.3% | |
2010 | 45,877 | 21.2% | |
2020 | 46,624 | 1.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[17][5] |
As of the census
There were 16,466 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.19.
Arts and culture
Farmington has been the home of the
Farmington holds a riverfest once a year. Area rivers are celebrated with a festival of music, fine arts, food, entertainment, a 10K and 5K run and walk, riverside trail walks, and river raft rides.
Piñon Hills Golf Course, designed by Ken Dye, in Farmington is one of the United States' Top Municipal Golf Courses. Owned and operated by the City of Farmington, Pinon Hills has been ranked in the Top Municipal Golf Courses by Golfweek Magazine for several years.[21]
Fishing, fly and reel, is a very popular activity in Farmington. Fishing is permitted on the San Juan River, Navajo Lake, Lake Farmington, Morgan Lake, the Animas River, Jackson Lake and Cutter Dam.
Education
The
There are six private schools, if Navajo Preparatory is counted as one.[22] The National Center for Education Statistics counts Navajo Prep as public.[26] Sacred Heart School, Farmington (K-8), of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, was established in 1910.[27]
San Juan College is a public two-year college with - as of Fall 2021 - a per-semester headcount of almost 6,000 persons, and a full time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of just over 3,000.[28][29]
Farmington Public Library moved into a new building in 2003 and holds about 200,000 items in its collection. There was a branch library in Shiprock that is currently closed.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Air
- Farmington is served by Four Corners Regional Airport.
Highways
- U.S. Highway 64 is the major east–west highway through San Juan County and across Farmington.
- New Mexico State Road 170 extends northward from U.S. Highway 64 to the Colorado state line.
- New Mexico State Road 371 connects southward from U.S. Highway 64 to Interstate 40. It passes almost exclusively through the Navajo Indian reservation, and passes through only a few small towns or villages (such as Crownpoint and Thoreau). It is also the primary means of accessing the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area.
- U.S. Highway 550in Aztec.
- U.S. Highway 550 does not run through Farmington (nearby in Bloomfield and Aztec), but is a commonly referenced arterial by Farmington as a means to connect with central New Mexico, Interstate 25, Albuquerque, and (via I-25) the capital city of Santa Fe.
Intercity bus
- There is intercity bus service in Farmington, The Red Apple Transit.
- North Central Regional Transit District provides bus service from Chama, NM and Dulce, NM.
- The Navajo Transit System provides regional bus service to the Navajo Nation. Farmington is served by Route 07a from Newcomb, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ and Route 07b from Newcomb, NM to Shiprock, NM.[30]
Utilities
Electricity
- The Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS) is owned and operated by the City of Farmington, serving approximately 46,000 metered customers. Its service territory covers 1,718 square miles and encompasses the city, much of San Juan County, and a small portion of Rio Arriba County.
- As of June 2021, the City generates approximately 36% of its consumed power from its own gas-fired generation facilities, 17% from the Navajo Dam hydroelectric facility, and the remainder purchased from third party generation resources.
- Aside from Navajo Lake (where generation facilities were established in 1988), a nominal amount of expansion of its owned generation facilities has been using renewable resources. Renewable energy is predominantly sourced from external third parties or via purchasing agreements with net metered facilities in its service area.[31]
Water and wastewater
- The City's water comes from Farmington Lake, which is sourced from and fed using pumps located on the Animas River. Water and wasterwater treatment facilities, operations, and management are all contracted by the City to Jacobs Engineering Solutions.[32]
Solid waste
- The City contracts all solid waste operations to Waste Management (of New Mexico) Inc., including general solid waste, recycling facilities and operations, and hazardous waste disposal. Disposal of City waste is done at the San Juan County Landfill, owned by the county and also operated by Waster Management of New Mexico.[33][34]
Telecommunications
- Cable service (television and Internet) is provided by Xfinity.
- Landline service (telephone and Internet) is provided by CenturyLink (Lumens Technologies).
- Mobile service (telephone and Internet) is provided by all major carriers. As of October 2023, 5G cellular service is made available via T-mobile and other major cellular providers.
Politics
As of August 2022, Farmington had approximately 28,548 active registered voters. There were 24.4% unaffiliated with a party, 51.0% Republican, 22.2% Democrat, 1.2% Libertarian, and 1.2% various other parties. Like the rest of San Juan County, it is a politically conservative community surrounded by generally more liberal counties, and situated within an overall more liberal/left-leaning state.[35][36]
Voting has historically strongly favored conservative ideals and candidates, although state and local government bonds and other tax-imposing initiatives are almost always approved by the electorate.[37]
Notable people
- Tom Bolack (1918–1998), Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico; Mayor of Farmington; oilman; rancher
- Mike Dunn (born 1985), athlete, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Harris Hartz (born 1947), U.S. federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- NFLplayer
- Ralph Neely (born 1943), NFL offensive lineman for Dallas Cowboys
- alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball
- Onry Ozzborn (born 1979), rapper and founding member of Grayskul
- Chevel Shepherd (born 2002), singer and winner of the 15th season of The Voice
- Chase Silseth (born 2000), MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels
- Sleep (born 1976), rapper and member of The Chicharones
- Melanie Stansbury (born 1979), U.S. Representative, former state representative and scientist
- Duane Ward (born 1964), athlete, MLB pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves
- Dale Whittington (1959–2003), racing driver
- Kenneth L. Worley (1948–1968), U.S. Marine who received the Medal of Honor
See also
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