Clovis (New Mexico)
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 Location in county and state
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1909 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Mexico |
| County : | Curry County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 25 ′ N , 103 ° 12 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 39,508 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 681.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 58.2 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 58.0 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1301 m |
| Postcodes : | 88101, 88102 |
| Area code : | +1 505, 575 |
| FIPS : | 35-16420 |
| GNIS ID : | 0915815 |
| Website : | www.cityofclovis.org |
| Mayor : | David Lansford |
 Curry County Courthouse |
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Clovis is a city in the east of the US state New Mexico and the county seat of Curry County . It has 39,508 inhabitants (as of 2013), making it the eighth largest city in New Mexico. The area is 58.3 km². The Clovis culture is named after her.
history
Clovis was founded in 1909. The city was named after a daughter of a railway official.
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| year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Residents | 31,194 | 30,954 | 32,667 | 33,357 | 37,775 | 39,508 | |
¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005–2013: Update of the US Census Bureau
Attractions
Attractions in Clovis are
- the Hillcrest Park Zoo
- the Clovis Depot , a model railway museum
- the Norman Petty Studio , where Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly recorded
- the Old Homestead Museum & Pappy Thornton Farm Museum .
education
- schools
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traffic
With the Clovis Municipal Airport and the Cannon Air Force Base , Clovis has two airports.
sons and daughters of the town
- Howard C. Bratton (1922-2002), federal judge
- Norman Petty (1927–1984), musician, composer and producer
- Jack Bresenham (* 1937), computer scientist, developed algorithms for displaying lines on a computer screen in the 1960s
- Walter Bradley (born 1946), politician
- Wayne Hale (* 1954), NASA's deputy head of strategic partnerships
- Hank Baskett (born 1982), football player
Web links
Commons : Clovis - collection of images, videos and audio files
proof
- ↑ City of Clovis, New Mexico website , accessed July 15, 2015
- ↑ US Census Bureau ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
