Editing San Juan County, New Mexico

{{Short description|County in New Mexico, United States}}
{{For|counties with a similar name|San Juan County (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|San Juan, New Mexico}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = San Juan County
 | state                = New Mexico
 | seal                 = San Juan County NM seal.jpg
 | founded year         = 1887
 | founded date         = February 24
 | seat wl              = Aztec
 | largest city wl      = Farmington
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 5538
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 5513
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 25
 | area percentage      = 0.5%
 | pop                  = 121661
 | density_sq_mi        = 24
 | web                  = www.sjcounty.net
 | ex image             = San Juan County New Mexico Administration Building.jpg
 | ex image cap         = San Juan County Administration Building in Aztec
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone            = Mountain
 | named for            = [[San Juan River (Colorado River)|San Juan River]]
 | census yr            = 2020
}}

[[Image:Four Corners marker, southwestern United States.jpg|thumb|right|200px|San Juan County includes the New Mexico section of the [[Four Corners Monument]].]]
[[Image:Shiprock.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Shiprock]]]]

'''San Juan County''' ({{langx|es|Condado de San Juan|link=}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 121,661<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanjuancountynewmexico,shiprockcdpnewmexico,US/POP060210|access-date=November 10, 2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> making it the fifth-most populous county in New Mexico. Its [[county seat]] is [[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NM_Consolidated_Chronology.htm|title=New Mexico: Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries|work=New Mexico Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2007|access-date=January 2, 2015|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822051237/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/NM_Consolidated_Chronology.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

San Juan County is part of the [[Farmington, New Mexico]], [[metropolitan statistical area]]. It is in the state's northwest corner and includes the New Mexico portion of the [[Four Corners]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|5538|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|25|sqmi}} (0.5%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_35.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101195546/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_35.txt|archive-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref> [[Indian reservation]]s (and off-reservation trust lands) comprise 63.4% of the county's land area. The [[Navajo Nation]] takes up 60.45% and the [[Ute Mountain Ute Tribe]] Reservation occupies another 2.93%.

The physical features include three rivers - the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata Rivers, and the Chuska Mountains and [[Shiprock]] Pinnacle to the west, volcanic structures, buttes, mesas, badlands, and fertile river valleys.

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]] - east
* [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]] - southeast
* [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]] - south
* [[Apache County, Arizona]] - west
* [[San Juan County, Utah]] - northwest
* [[Montezuma County, Colorado]] - north
* [[La Plata County, Colorado]] - north
* [[Archuleta County, Colorado]] - northeast
{{div col end}}

===National protected areas===
* [[Aztec Ruins National Monument]]
* [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park]] (part)

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 64.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 64]]
* [[Image:US 491.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 491#New Mexico|U.S. Route 491]] (formerly [[U.S. Route 666]])
* [[Image:US 550.svg|x20px]] [[U.S. Route 550#U.S. Route 550|U.S. Route 550]]
* [[File:New Mexico 170.svg|20x20px]] [[New Mexico State Road 170]]
* [[Image:New Mexico 371.svg|x20px]] [[New Mexico State Road 371]]
* [[File:New Mexico 511.svg|20x20px]] [[New Mexico State Road 511]]
* [[Image:New Mexico 597.svg|x20px]] [[New Mexico State Road 597]](connector to [[Four Corners Monument]])

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 1890
| 1900 = 4828
| 1910 = 8504
| 1920 = 8333
| 1930 = 14701
| 1940 = 17115
| 1950 = 18292
| 1960 = 53306
| 1970 = 52517
| 1980 = 81433
| 1990 = 91605
| 2000 = 113801
| 2010 = 130044
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nm190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2016<ref name="QF"/>
| 2020 = 121661
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 113,801 people, 37,711 households, and 28,924 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 43,221 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 52.83% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 36.88% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.77% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. 14.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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 the 37,712 households, 42.0% had children under 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female head of household with no husband present, and 23.3% were not families. About 19.3% of households were one person and 6.4% were one person 65 or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43.

The age distribution was 32.6% under 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median household income was $33,762 and the median family income was $37,382. Males had a median income of $35,066 versus $21,299 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,282. About 18.0% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],  130,044&nbsp;people, 44,404&nbsp;households, and 32,457&nbsp;families were living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US35045
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=January 24, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030345/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US35045
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|23.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 49,341 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US35045
  |access-date=January 24, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213161849/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US35045
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 51.6% White, 36.6% American Indian, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.3% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 19.1% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US35045
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 24, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011056/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US35045
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* 34.8% Navajo
* 15.0% English
* 10.7% Mexican
* 9.1% German
* 5.9% Irish
* 4.4% Spanish
* 2.8% American
* 1.8% French
* 1.4% Italian
* 1.2% Scottish
* 1.1% Scotch-Irish
* 1.1% Swedish
{{div col end}}
Of the 44,404&nbsp;households, 40.5% had children under 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.9% were not families, and 21.9% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.38. The median age was 33.0 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median household income was $46,189 and the median family income was $53,540. Males had a median income of $44,984 versus $30,245 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,725. About 15.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US35045
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=January 24, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011607/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US35045
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]]
* [[Bloomfield, New Mexico|Bloomfield]]
* [[Kirtland, New Mexico|Kirtland]]
* [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]]

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Angustura, New Mexico|Angustura]]
* [[Beclabito, New Mexico|Beclabito]]
* [[Blanco, New Mexico|Blanco]]
* [[Cedar Hill, New Mexico|Cedar Hill]]
* [[Center Point, New Mexico|Center Point]]
* [[Crystal, New Mexico|Crystal]]‡
* [[Flora Vista, New Mexico|Flora Vista]]
* [[Huerfano, New Mexico|Huerfano]] (former)
* [[La Boca, New Mexico|La Boca]]
* [[La Plata, New Mexico|La Plata]]
* [[Lake Valley, San Juan County, New Mexico|Lake Valley]]
* [[Lee Acres, New Mexico|Lee Acres]]
* [[Nageezi, New Mexico|Nageezi]]
* [[Napi Headquarters, New Mexico|Napi Headquarters]]
* [[Naschitti, New Mexico|Naschitti]]
* [[Navajo Dam, New Mexico|Navajo Dam]]
* [[Nenahnezad, New Mexico|Nenahnezad]]
* [[Newcomb, New Mexico|Newcomb]]
* [[North Light Plant, New Mexico|North Light Plant]]
* [[Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico|Ojo Amarillo]]
* [[Sanostee, New Mexico|Sanostee]]
* [[Sheep Springs, New Mexico|Sheep Springs]]
* [[Shiprock, New Mexico|Shiprock]]
* [[Spencerville, New Mexico|Spencerville]]
* [[Totah Vista, New Mexico|Totah Vista]]
* [[Turley, New Mexico|Turley]]
* [[Upper Fruitland, New Mexico|Upper Fruitland]]
* [[Waterflow, New Mexico|Waterflow]]
* [[West Hammond, New Mexico|West Hammond]]
* [[White Rock, San Juan County, New Mexico|White Rock]]
* [[Young Place, New Mexico|Young Place]]

{{div col end}}

===Other communities===
* [[Fruitland, New Mexico|Fruitland]]
* [[Riverside, San Juan County, New Mexico|Riverside]]

==Politics==
The county has consistently voted for the Republican Party, though Democrats have usually gotten at least 30% of the vote. The only Democratic presidential candidate to win the county since 1936 was [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in his 1964 landslide, who only narrowly won the county by just 93 votes and a margin of victory of less than 1%. San Juan County is the most populous county in New Mexico to lean Republican. The cities of Farmington, Bloomfield, Aztec, and Kirtland all lean strongly Republican, as does the rural area in the north and east of the county. The rural districts to the southwest around Nageezi, which have a high Native American population, saw a Republican trend in the 2024 election and flipped to give Donald Trump a slim majority. The western half of the county including the community of Shiprock, an area which is dominated by the Navajo Nation, votes traditionally Democratic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.9CUE.eUcpg0mNRL9r&smid=url-share | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2025 | last1=Datar | first1=Saurabh | last2=Marcus | first2=Ilana | last3=Murray | first3=Eli | last4=Singer | first4=Ethan | last5=Lemonides | first5=Alex | last6=Zhang | first6=Christine }}</ref>


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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|32,874|18,083|1,337|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|27,946|12,865|5,299|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|28,849|15,855|1,533|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|27,869|18,028|614|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|29,525|14,843|638|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|21,434|11,980|1,243|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,478|12,070|3,005|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|13,415|11,302|5,564|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|16,202|11,094|454|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,690|8,963|257|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,579|6,705|1,215|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|10,852|8,615|216|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,788|4,296|886|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,664|4,036|2,485|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|6,808|6,901|183|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,521|5,370|294|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,194|2,425|71|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,864|1,659|18|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,407|1,544|14|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,438|1,093|9|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,757|1,445|5|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,345|1,530|69|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|925|1,506|204|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,436|724|4|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|889|819|273|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|985|831|28|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|385|637|46|New Mexico}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|203|493|370|New Mexico}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35045_san_juan/DC20SD_C35045.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722050336/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35045_san_juan/DC20SD_C35045.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Juan County, NM|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 12, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st35_nm/schooldistrict_maps/c35045_san_juan/DC20SD_C35045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Aztec Municipal Schools]]
* [[Bloomfield Municipal Schools]]
* [[Central Consolidated Schools]]
* [[Farmington Municipal Schools]]

==See also==
* [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, New Mexico]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = San Juan County, New Mexico
|North     = [[Montezuma County, Colorado]] and [[La Plata County, Colorado]]
|Northeast = [[Archuleta County, Colorado]]
|East      = [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]]
|Southeast = [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]]
|South     = [[McKinley County, New Mexico|McKinley County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Apache County, Arizona]]
|Northwest = [[San Juan County, Utah]]
}}
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