Clovis, New Mexico | |
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 Main Street in September 2015 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "A City On The Move – Come Grow With Us!" | |
 Location of Clovis, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′17″N 103°12′19″W / 34.40472°N 103.20528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Curry |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Incorporated | 1909[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Morris |
| • City manager | Justin Howalt |
| Area | |
• City | 23.792 sq mi (61.621 km2) |
| • Land | 23.625 sq mi (61.187 km2) |
| • Water | 0.167 sq mi (0.433 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,269 ft (1,301 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 38,567 |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 37,612 |
| • Density | 1,592/sq mi (614.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 39,314 |
| • Metro | 66,009 (US: 129th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 88101, 88102, 88103 |
| Area code | 575 |
| FIPS code | 35-16420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0915815[3] |
| Sales tax | 7.94%[6] |
| Website | cityofclovis.org |
Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico.[7] The population was 38,567 at the 2020 census.[4] Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state.
A largely agricultural community, closely bordering Texas, it is noted for its role in early rock music history and for nearby Cannon Air Force Base, current home to the 27th Special Operations Wing which is also known as "The Steadfast Line".[8] A Paleo-Indian site was found near Clovis, where in 1929 a distinctive kind of stone spear-point was discovered. These points were called Clovis points, and the culture associated with them was named the Clovis culture. The Clovis people were early inhabitants who created a widespread culture in the New World. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway system helped establish Clovis over one hundred years ago, which continues to be a major hub of operations for that railroad and its successor, BNSF Railway. Also notable is the Southwest Cheese Company, the largest cheddar cheese producer in North America.
It is the principal city of the Clovis Micropolitan statistical area, which is part of the larger Clovis-Portales CSA.
- ^ "About Clovis, NM". Archived from the original on September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clovis, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Clovis (NM) sales tax rate". Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Steadfast Line".