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Clovis High School (New Mexico)

Clovis, New Mexico
City
Official seal of Clovis, New Mexico
Seal
Motto: "A City On The Move - Come Grow With Us!"
Location of Clovis, New Mexico
Location of Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico is located in the US
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°24′45″N 103°12′17″W / 34.41250°N 103.20472°W / 34.41250; -103.20472Coordinates: 34°24′45″N 103°12′17″W / 34.41250°N 103.20472°W / 34.41250; -103.20472
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Curry
Incorporated 1909
Government
 • City Manager Joe Thomas
Area
 • Total 22.9 sq mi (59.3 km2)
 • Land 22.7 sq mi (58.8 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 4,268 ft (1,301 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 37,775
 • Estimate (2016) 39,373
 • Density 1,600/sq mi (640/km2)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 88101 88102
Area code(s) 505, 575
FIPS code 35-16420
GNIS feature ID 0915815
Website www.cityofclovis.org

Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States, with a population of 37,775 as of the 2010 census, and a 2014 estimated population of 39,860. 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. After the discovery of several "Clovis culture" sites in eastern North America in the 1930s, the Clovis people came to be regarded as the first human inhabitants who created a widespread culture in the New World. Clovis people are considered to be the ancestors of most of the indigenous cultures of the Americas. The Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway system helped to establish Clovis over a hundred years ago, and for that railroad and its successor BNSF Railway continues to be a major hub of operations. 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.

The eastern New Mexico region was home to the prehistoric Clovis culture, an anthropologically significant group of early Native Americans. Several remains have been found at the Blackwater Draw site (south of Clovis, near Portales), which remains a historical and tourist site.

Clovis began in 1906, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was being constructed through the area and railway engineers were ordered to choose a town site. At first known as "Riley's Switch", it was renamed Clovis by the station master's daughter, who was studying about Clovis, the first Catholic king of the Franks, at the time. The settlement built up quickly and in 1909 was incorporated.


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