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Clovis
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city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Curry
- Mayor
- Mike Morris
- City manager
- Justin Howalt
- City
- 23.792 sq mi (61.621 km )
- Land
- 23.624 sq mi (61.187 km )
- Water
- 0.167 sq mi (0.433 km )
- Elevation
- 4,268 ft (1,301 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 37,612
- Density
- 1,592/sq mi (614.7/km )
- Urban
- 39,314
- Metro
- 65,869 (US: 135th )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 (MDT)
- Zip codes
- 88101, 88102, 88103
- Fips code
- 35-16420
- Gnis feature id
- 0915815
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Clovis
- Population
- 38567
- Area
- 0.432501
- Elevation
- 1301
- Official website
- www.cityofclovis.org
- Image
- Downtown Clovis Evening Sky.jpg
- Households
- 14758
- Dialing code
- 575
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- Commons category
- Clovis, New Mexico
- native label
- Clovis
- postal code
- 88102
- inception
- 1906-00-00
- P8168
- Tang Yi
- water as percent of area
- 0.7252
- per capita income
- 23148
- FAQ URL
- cityofclovis.org/how-do-i
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Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. The population was 38,567 at the 2020 census. Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state.
A largely agricultural community, close to the border with 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". 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.