Editing Kirtland, New Mexico

{{for|the military installation located near Albuquerque|Kirtland Air Force Base}}
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'''Kirtland''' is a [[town]], made up of part of the former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of the same name in [[San Juan County, New Mexico|San Juan County]], [[New Mexico]], United States. The population of the former CDP was 6,190 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. It is part of the [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==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" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.670|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 585
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,190 people, 1,822 households, and 1,517 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|530.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,994 housing units at an average density of {{convert|170.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.93% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 43.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.<ref>{{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=July 31, 2021}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Gertrude Lee]], Diné lawyer and politician

==References==
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==External links==
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{{San Juan County, New Mexico}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in San Juan County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 2015]]
[[Category:Towns in New Mexico]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in New Mexico]]