Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico
City
	Main Street in September 2015
	Seal
	Motto: "A City On The Move – Come Grow With Us!"
	Location of Clovis, New Mexico
	Clovis, New Mexico Location in the contiguous United States
	Coordinates: 34°24′45″N 103°12′17″W / 34.41250°N 103.20472°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Curry
Incorporated	1909
Government
• City Manager	Justin Howalt
Area
• Total	23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2)
• Land	23.63 sq mi (61.19 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation	4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	38,567
• Density	1,632.47/sq mi (630.31/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	88101, 88102
Area code	575
FIPS code	35-16420
GNIS feature ID	0915815
Website	www.cityofclovis.org

Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico.^[4] The city had a population of 37,775 as of the 2010 census, and a 2020 census population of 38,567.^[5] Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state.

A largely agricultural community, closely bordering Texas, it is noted for its role in early rock music history and for nearby Cannon Air Force Base, current home to the 27th Special Operations Wing which is also known as "The Steadfast Line".^[6] A Paleo-Indian site was found near Clovis, where in 1929 a distinctive kind of stone spear-point was discovered. These points were called Clovis points, and the culture associated with them was named the Clovis culture. The Clovis people came to be regarded as the first human inhabitants who created a widespread culture in the New World. Clovis people are considered to be the ancestors of most of the indigenous cultures of the Americas. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway system helped establish Clovis over one hundred years ago, which continues to be a major hub of operations for that railroad and its successor, BNSF Railway. Also notable is the Southwest Cheese Company, the largest cheddar cheese producer in North America.

It is the principal city of the Clovis Micropolitan statistical area, which is part of the larger Clovis-Portales CSA.

^ "About Clovis, NM". Archived from the original on September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clovis city, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "The Steadfast Line".

[1] "About Clovis, NM". Archived from the original on September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-3] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR6-4] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[Census_2020-5] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clovis city, New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[6] "The Steadfast Line".

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