Farmington, New Mexico

Farmington
Tóta' (Navajo)[1][2][3]
City
City of Farmington
Farmington Civic Center
Farmington Civic Center
Official seal of Farmington
Nickname(s): 
Baseball Town, U.S.A.
Location of Farmington in New Mexico
Location of Farmington in New Mexico
Farmington is located in New Mexico
Farmington
Farmington
Location within New Mexico
Farmington is located in the United States
Farmington
Farmington
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 36°45′20″N 108°10′56″W / 36.75556°N 108.18222°W / 36.75556; -108.18222
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountySan Juan
Founded1901
Government
 • MayorNathan Duckett
Area
 • Total34.95 sq mi (90.51 km2)
 • Land34.46 sq mi (89.25 km2)
 • Water0.49 sq mi (1.26 km2)
Elevation
5,473 ft (1,668 m)
Population
 • Total46,624
 • Density1,352.95/sq mi (522.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
ZIP codes
87401, 87402, 87499
Area code505
FIPS code35-25800
GNIS feature ID2410487[6]
Websitewww.fmtn.org

Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 46,624 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) makes up one of the four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in New Mexico.

Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and is located on the Colorado Plateau. Farmington is the largest city of San Juan County, one of the geographically largest counties in the United States covering 5,538 square miles (14,340 km2). Farmington serves as the commercial hub for most of northwestern New Mexico and the Four Corners region of four states. Farmington lies at or near the junction of several highways: U.S. Highway 64, New Mexico Highway 170, New Mexico Highway 371, and New Mexico Highway 516.

It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[7]

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 Navajo Mine (coal), operated by the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), is used entirely for fuel for the nearby Four Corners Generating Station to produce electric power.

  1. ^ Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Education, United States Department of the Interior (1958). "Navajo-English Dictionary". digscholarship.unco.edu. p. 60.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Young, Robert W.; Morgan, William (1943). The Navajo Language: The Elements of Navaho Grammar with a Dictionary in Two Parts Containing Basic Vocabularies of Navaho and English. U.S. Indian Service, Education Division. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Tóta'". Navajo Word of the Day. March 11, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmington, New Mexico
  7. ^ Trail of the Ancients. Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

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