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Bloomfield ( nv, ) is a city in northeastern San Juan County,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
, United States. It is part of the
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. The population was 8,112 at the 2010 census. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated
New Mexico Scenic Byways Scenic and Historic Byways are highways in New Mexico known for their scenic beauty or historic significance. The New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department Scenic and Historic Byways Program was made effective July 31, 1998 to establi ...
.Trail of the Ancients.
New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.


Geography

Bloomfield is located at (36.710722, -107.982668). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.99%) is water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 6,417 people, 2,222 households, and 1,708 families residing in the city. The
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was 1,280.7 people per square mile (494.5/km). There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of 488.2 per square mile (188.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 62.38%
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, 0.33%
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, 16.71% Native American, 0.34%
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, 0.06%
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, 15.96% from
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, and 4.22% from two or more races.
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or
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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
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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
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for the city was $14,424. About 15.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the
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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Most of the city of Bloomfield and rural areas in eastern/southeastern San Juan County are served by
Bloomfield Schools Bloomfield Schools (also known as the Bloomfield School District) is a public school district based in Bloomfield, New Mexico, United States. The district covers a area in eastern/southeastern San Juan County. In addition to the majority of Blo ...
. Bloomfield High School is the local high school. A portion of northern Bloomfield is zoned to
Aztec Municipal Schools Aztec Municipal Schools (also known as the Aztec Municipal School District) is a public school district based in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. The district covers a area in northeastern San Juan County. In addition to Aztec, the district also ...
.
Aztec High School Aztec High School is a public high school in Aztec, New Mexico. The school colors are black and orange and the mascot is the Fighting Tiger. In addition to Aztec, the district (and effectively the high school) also serves northern Bloomfield a ...
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.
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Points of interest

The
Salmon Ruins Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, USA. Salmon was constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE, with 275 to 300 original rooms spread across three stories, an elevated to ...
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 The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, a ...
village. The ruins, as well as the
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of George Salmon are open to the public. Other nearby attractions include the
Aztec Ruins The Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, USA consists of preserved structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians. The national monument lies on the western bank of the Animas River in Aztec, New Mexico, about northeast of F ...
, about to the north in the town of Aztec, and the
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest hosting a concentration of pueblos. The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote ca ...
, approximately 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.


''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 The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
at the city hall. 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.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
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became involved and the city asked the
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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
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church. 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.
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stated that the "city officials were goaded by the Christian Right into fighting back. "


See also

*
List of cities in New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with inhabitants but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning . New Mexico is divided into 33 co ...


References


External links


City of Bloomfield

Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
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