Editing Bloomfield, New Mexico

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|name                     = Bloomfield, New Mexico
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'''Bloomfield''' ({{langx|nv|'''{{spell-nv|Naabiʼání}}'''}}) is a city in northeastern [[San Juan County, New Mexico|San Juan County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. It is part of the [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 8,112 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

It is on the [[Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (New Mexico)|Trails of the Ancients Byway]], one of the designated [[New Mexico Scenic Byways]].<ref name="NM TOA">[http://www.newmexico.org/trail-of-the-ancients/ Trail of the Ancients.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821002106/http://www.newmexico.org/trail-of-the-ancients/ |date=August 21, 2014 }} New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.99%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1960= 1292
|1970= 1574
|1980= 4881
|1990= 5214
|2000= 6417
|2010= 8112
|2020= 7421
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial Makeup
|-
! Race ''<small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>'' !! % 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2020) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US3507880&d=DEC+Demographic+and+Housing+Characteristics |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE (2010) |url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Race+and+Ethnicity&g=160XX00US3507880&y=2010 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> !! % 2000<ref>{{cite book |title=New Mexico: 2000 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |pages=28-29 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-33.pdf}}</ref> !! Pop. 2020 !! Pop. 2010 !! Pop. 2000
|-
| White Alone (NH) || 37.6%|| 48.3%|| 53.8%|| 2,789|| 3,917|| 3,452
|-
| Black Alone (NH) || 0.3%|| 0.4%|| 0.2%|| 20|| 33|| 12
|-
| American Indian Alone (NH) || 26.1%|| 17.3%|| 16.2%|| 1,934|| 1,401|| 1,038
|-
| Asian Alone (NH) || 0.8%|| 0.4%|| 0.3%|| 58|| 31|| 19
|-
| Pacific Islander Alone (NH) || 0%|| 0%|| 0%|| 1|| 1|| 0
|-
| Other Race Alone (NH) || 0.4%|| 0.1%|| 0.2%|| 28|| 7|| 10
|-
| Multiracial (NH) || 3.2%|| 1.9%|| 1.9%|| 235|| 151|| 121
|-
| Hispanic (Any race) || 31.7%|| 31.7%|| 27.5%|| 2,356|| 2,571|| 1,765
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,417 people, 2,222 households, and 1,708 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,280.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of {{convert|488.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 62.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 16.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 27.51% of the population.

There were 2,222 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,905, and the median income for a family was $34,760. Males had a median income of $29,144 versus $19,203 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,424. About 15.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Bloomfield Public Library New Mexico.jpg|thumb|right|Bloomfield Public Library]]
Most of the city of Bloomfield and rural areas in eastern/southeastern San Juan County are served by [[Bloomfield Schools]].<ref name=CensusSchoolMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35045_san_juan/DC20SD_C35045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-12}}</ref> [[Bloomfield High School (New Mexico)|Bloomfield High School]] is the local high school.

A portion of northern Bloomfield is zoned to [[Aztec Municipal Schools]].<ref name=CensusSchoolMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35045_san_juan/DC20SD_C35045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-12}}</ref> [[Aztec High School]] is the local high school of that section.

Until 1956, all students from Bloomfield went to Aztec High. In 1956, Bloomfield High formed out of the town's junior high school.<ref name=Bondiss>{{cite news|title=Bloomfield Bond Issue Is Approved|newspaper=[[Albuquerque Journal]]|place=[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]|date=1956-05-24|page=9}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82521757/for-bloomfield-hs-nm/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

== Points of interest ==
The [[Salmon Ruins]] pueblo and museum are located just to the west of the city along Highway 64. The ruins are the remains of a 12th-century [[Anasazi]] village. The ruins, as well as the [[Homestead Act|homestead]] of George Salmon{{Who|date=December 2012}} are open to the public.

Other nearby attractions include the [[Aztec Ruins]], about {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the north in the town of Aztec, and the [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park]], approximately {{convert|50|mi|km}} to the south.

==Government==
Bloomfield's government consists of four council members elected at large and a mayor. Members of the City Council serve with minimal financial compensation. The current mayor of Bloomfield is Cynthia Atencio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomfieldnm.gov/elected-officials|title=The City of Bloomfield, New Mexico - Elected Officials|website=City of Bloomfield|accessdate=January 26, 2020}}</ref>

== ''Felix v. City of Bloomfield'' ==

In April 2007, Bloomfield attracted attention and some controversy when the city council voted unanimously to erect a stone monument of the [[Ten Commandments]] at the city hall.<ref>[http://www.aztecnews.com/NewsArchives/2julyTALON2007all.pdf Freedom of Religion - is Bloomfield crossing the line?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516104527/http://www.aztecnews.com/NewsArchives/2julyTALON2007all.pdf |date=May 16, 2008 }}, ''Aztec Local News'', 2007-07-16, p. 3.  Accessed 2007-11-06.</ref> Two residents sued the city in 2012 "alleging it violated their constitutional rights and represented a government endorsement of religion". In August 2014, a federal judge ruled the monument must be removed.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-ten-commandments-monument-at-new-mexico-city-hall-must-be-removed/ Judge: Ten Commandments monument at New Mexico city hall must be removed; Fox News; August 8, 2014.]</ref> The city's response to the lawsuit was that it was a local group that paid for the memorial and they had added a disclaimer. A district judge decided that a "reasonable observer would interpret the monument as the government endorsing a religion". The [[ACLU]] became involved and the city asked the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] to hear the case, but was refused. The city owed court fees of $700,000 to the ACLU and the monument was moved to "property owned by a [[Baptist]] church.<ref name="Grover Feb 2018">{{cite web |last1=Grover |first1=Hannah |title=Bloomfield must pay $700K for lawyer fees in Ten Commandments case |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/bloomfield/2018/02/14/bloomfield-pay-lawyer-fees-ten-commandments-case/338680002/ |publisher=Farmington Daily Times |accessdate=2 June 2018}}</ref> The city has been looking for outside funds to pay the fee, but in June 2018, it released its 2019 budget which calls for "paying $233,000 toward the money it owes from the ... lawsuit". The city has until 2021 to pay the amount in full.<ref name="Grover June 2018">{{cite web |last1=Grover |first1=Hannah |title=Bloomfield pursues twin goals with 2019 preliminary budget |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/bloomfield/2018/06/01/bloomfield-looks-12-2-million-budget-fiscal-year-2019/661585002/ |publisher=Farmington Daily Times}}</ref> [[Hemant Mehta]] stated that the "city officials were goaded by the Christian Right into fighting back. "<ref name="Metha June 2018">{{cite web |last1=Mehta |first1=Hemant |authorlink=Hemant Mehta|title=After Costly Legal Battle, NM City's Proposed Budget Includes Large ACLU Payment |url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/06/02/after-costly-legal-battle-nm-citys-proposed-budget-includes-large-aclu-payment/ |website=Friendly Atheist |publisher=Patheos |accessdate=2 June 2018}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of cities in New Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Bloomfield, New Mexico}}
* [http://www.bloomfieldnm.gov/ City of Bloomfield]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160603110947/http://www.bloomfieldchamber.info/// Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce]

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