Place:Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States

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NameFarmington
Alt namesTo Tasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35008636
Tohtasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35008636
Tqo Tahsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35008636
Tótaʼsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates36.752°N 108.19°W
Located inSan Juan, New Mexico, United States     (1876 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census the city had a total population of 46,624 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in New Mexico.

Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and is located on the Colorado Plateau. Farmington is the largest city of San Juan County, one of the geographically largest counties in the United States covering . The county seat and the other city in San Juan County is Aztec. Farmington serves as the commercial hub for most of northwestern New Mexico and the Four Corners region of four states. Farmington lies at or near the junction of three important highways: U.S. Highway 550, U.S. Highway 64, and New Mexico Highway 371.

It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.

The primary industries of San Juan County are the production of petroleum, natural gas, and coal. Major coal mines are the Navajo and San Juan mines, operated by BHP Billiton southwest of Farmington. The coal mined from the Navajo and San Juan mines is used entirely for fuel for the nearby Four Corners Generating Station and San Juan Generating Station to produce electric power.

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