Farmington (Navajo: Tótah) is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is a hub for much of northwestern New Mexico and the Four Corners region. Navajo (also Navaho) (in Navajo: Diné bizaad) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken in the southwest United States by the Navajo people (Diné). It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages (the majority of Athabaskan languages are spoken in northwest Canada and Alaska). ... San Juan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Official language(s) None Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq. ... Official language(s) None Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq. ... Hello i am from outer space we great you today. ...

Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata rivers, in the northwest part of the San Juan Basin. Primary industries are natural gas, coal, and oil. Major coal mines are operated by BHP Billiton 25 to 30 km (15 to 19 miles) southwest of Farmington, and the coal is used for nearby electric power generation. A new coal-fired electric power-generating plant has been proposed in 2006 for the same area. The site for the proposed plant, part of the Desert Rock Energy Project of Sithe Global Power, LLC, is within land of the Navajo Nation. Environmental effects of such plants can be controversial, in part because of possible problems of air-quality. The site of a 1967 underground nuclear test called "Gasbuggy", part of Project Plowshare, was in the Carson National Forest about 50 miles east of Farmington and about 25 miles south of Dulce, New Mexico; the test was an attempt to fracture rock so as to facilitate gas extraction. The city has been a target of several civil rights investigations, including the 2005 report, The Farmington Report: Civil Rights for Native Americans 30 Years Later.[1] The San Juan River may refer to: The San Juan River in Argentina. ... Located in southwest Colorado, the Animas River is a freestone fishery well populated with rainbows and browns and a few cutthroat and brook trout. ... Many stoves use natural gas. ... Coal (previously referred to as pitcoal or seacoal) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Natural olive oil Synthetic motor oil Oil, in a general sense, is a chemical compound that is not miscible with water, and is in a liquid state at ambient temperatures. ... Navajo hunters outside Sam Days Trading Post in 1887 The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Dineé) is a sovereign Native American Tribe of Indians, traditionally known as, Diné. The Navajo Indian Reservation covers about 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometres) of land, occupying all of northeastern Arizona, and...

Geography

Farmington is located at 36°45′6″N, 108°11′23″W (36.751549, -108.189768)^GR1. Adapted from Wikipedias NM county maps by Seth Ilys. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.9 km² (27.0 mi²). 68.8 km² (26.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.56%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2005, there were 43,161 people, 13,982 households, and 10,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 549.9/km² (1,424.5/mi²). There were 15,077 housing units at an average density of 219.1/km² (567.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.74% White, 0.84% African American, 16.96% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.77% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.66% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 13,982 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,663, and the median income for a family was $42,605. Males had a median income of $37,068 versus $22,717 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,167. About 12.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Transportation

Air

Farmington is served by Four Corners Regional Airport. Four Corners Regional Airport (IATA: FMN, ICAO: KFMN) is a public airport located in Farmington, New Mexico. ...

Road

U.S. Route 64 is the major east-west highway through Farmington. U.S. Route 550, which runs through nearby Bloomfield and Aztec, connects Farmington to central New Mexico and I-25. U.S. Highway 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 550 is a spur of U.S. Highway 50. ... Bloomfield (Navajo Naabiʼáání) is a city located in San Juan County, New Mexico. ... Aztec (Navajo Kinteel) is a city located in San Juan County, New Mexico. ... Interstate 25 is an interstate highway in the western United States. ...

State of New Mexico
Regions
Central New Mexico | Eastern New Mexico | Llano Estacado | Northern New Mexico | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Southwestern New Mexico
Cities & Towns
Albuquerque | Las Cruces | Rio Rancho | Roswell | Santa Fe
Alamogordo | Artesia | Belen | Carlsbad | Clovis | Deming | Española | Farmington | Gallup | Grants | Hobbs | Las Vegas | Lovington | Los Alamos | Los Lunas | Portales | Raton | Ruidoso | Silver City | Socorro | Taos | Truth or Consequences | Tucumcari
Counties
Bernalillo | Catron | Chaves | Cibola | Colfax | Curry | De Baca | Doña Ana | Eddy | Grant | Guadalupe | Harding | Hidalgo | Lea | Lincoln | Los Alamos | Luna | McKinley | Mora | Otero | Quay | Rio Arriba | Roosevelt | San Juan | San Miguel | Sandoval | Santa Fe | Sierra | Socorro | Taos | Torrance | Union | Valencia
Colleges and universities
Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute | College of Santa Fe | College of the Southwest | Eastern New Mexico University | New Mexico Highlands University | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | New Mexico Military Institute | New Mexico State University | St. John's College, Santa Fe | University of New Mexico | Western New Mexico University

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External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 36.751549° -108.189768°
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• Official Website of the City of Farmington
• Farmington Public Library
• Farmington Daily Times
• Four Corners Storytelling Festival Annual storytelling festival in October
• Gasbuggy Nuclear Test Site