Kirtland, New Mexico

Kirtland, New Mexico
CDP
Location of Kirtland, New Mexico
Kirtland, New Mexico Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°44′29″N 108°20′53″W / 36.74139°N 108.34806°WCoordinates: 36°44′29″N 108°20′53″W / 36.74139°N 108.34806°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	San Juan
Area
• Total	11.9 sq mi (30.9 km^2)
• Land	11.7 sq mi (30.2 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km^2)
Elevation	5,187 ft (1,581 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,190
• Density	530.5/sq mi (204.8/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87417
Area code(s)	505
FIPS code	35-36230
GNIS feature ID	0902282

Kirtland is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,190 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by Latter-day Saint settlers who named it after Kirtland, Ohio. There had been a few Latter-day Saints who had settled in Fruitland as early as 1878. As of 2000 Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Latter-day Saint settlement of these early days was Waterflow, just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day.^[1][2]

An LDS meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by Heber J. Grant in 1928.^[3]

Geography

Kirtland is located at 36°44′29″N 108°20′53″W / 36.74139°N 108.34806°W (36.741470, -108.348064).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.9 square miles (31 km²), of which, 11.7 square miles (30 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 6,190 people, 1,822 households, and 1,517 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 530.5 people per square mile (204.8/km²). There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of 170.9 per square mile (66.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.93% Native American, 43.38% White, 0.24% Asian, 0.19% African American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.45% of the population.

There were 1,822 households out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.71.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $45,491. Males had a median income of $41,014 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,053. About 12.5% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 9.607% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Central Consolidated Schools serves Kirtland as well as other communities in western San Juan County.

References

1. Jensen, Richard L. "Pioneer Settlements in New Mexico" in Ludlow, Daniel H., ed., Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995) p. 386
2. Hammond's Complete World Atlas (New York: C. S. Hammond and Co., 1951) p. 210
3. Conference Report, October 1928, p. 4
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.