Editing Kirtland, New Mexico (section)

==History==
Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by [[Mormons|Mormon]] settlers, who named it after [[Kirtland, Ohio]]. (Reflecting its history and principal demographic, the city's principal thoroughfare is [[Brigham Young|Brigham]] Street, with a Mormon meetinghouse on the street and a release-time seminary building across the street from Kirtland Central High School.) There had been a few Mormons who had settled in [[Fruitland, New Mexico|Fruitland]] as early as 1878. As of 2000, Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Mormon settlement of these early days was [[Waterflow, New Mexico|Waterflow]], just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day.<ref>[[Richard L. Jensen|Jensen, Richard L.]] "Pioneer Settlements in New Mexico" in [[Daniel H. Ludlow|Ludlow, Daniel H.]], ed., ''Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism''. (Salt Lake City: [[Deseret Book]], 1995) p. 386</ref><ref>''Hammond's Complete World Atlas'' (New York: C. S. Hammond and Co., 1951) p. 210</ref> A Mormon meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by [[Heber J. Grant]] in 1928.<ref>''Conference Report'', October 1928, p. 4</ref>

The town incorporated in January 2015, after an 80–40 vote in favor of doing so.<ref name="kirkinc" />