Map of Kirtland town, New Mexico

Kirtland is a town, made up of part of the former census-designated place (CDP) of the same name in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population of the former CDP was 6,190 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Kirtland town overview:
Name:	Kirtland town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	New Mexico
County:	San Juan County
Elevation:	5,187 ft (1,581 m)
Total Area:	1.76 sq mi (4.57 km²)
Land Area:	1.72 sq mi (4.46 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	585
Population Density:	339.72/sq mi (131.18/km²)
ZIP code:	87417
Area code:	505
FIPS code:	3536230
GNISfeature ID:	0902282
Website:	kirtlandnm.org

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History

Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by Mormon settlers, who named it after Kirtland, Ohio. (Reflecting its history and principal demographic, the city’s principal thoroughfare is Brigham Street, with a Mormon meetinghouse on the street and a release-time seminary building across the street from Kirtland Central High School.) There had been a few Mormons who had settled in Fruitland as early as 1878. As of 2000, Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Mormon settlement of these early days was Waterflow, just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day. A Mormon meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by Heber J. Grant in 1928.

The town incorporated in January 2015, after an 80–40 vote in favor of doing so.