Bloomfield, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87413. It lies in Bloomfield Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bloomfield quadrangle. 7,421 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,456 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBloomfield fell from 8,112 to 7,421 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,112 | |
| 2020 | 7,421 | -691 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Bloomfield between 1997 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | REFINERY |
| 22 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | SOUTH 5512 |
| 15 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | KITTEL |
| 8 August 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GAGE |
| 30 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | 146 |
| 25 August 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | 5584 |
| 22 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | ROLLER |
| 20 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | JUNIPER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bloomfield: 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mangum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 77-15-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sullivan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomfield in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | $200,000 | Flash flooding reported along County Road 4990 at Armenta Wash near Bloomfield with water flowing over the roadway. This completely destroyed the roadway. Damages are estimated. |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | $150,000 | After a series of moderate rain showers, ditches and small arroyos which were clogged with mud and debris, overflowed with water and mud damaging about 5 homes and also closing streets into some neighbourhoods. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | $100,000 | Four trees washed into Kutz Canyon along with portion of a neighboring horse corral. Four feet of the embankment was eroded away. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | $50,000 | U.S. Highway 64 was closed due to flood waters between U.S. Highway 550 and Jordan Court. Two homes were partially flooded at the intersection of East Broadway Avenue and Johnson Street. Damage amounts are a rough estimate to water damage to two homes. |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $15,000 | Dry microburst winds moved a trailer home several feet side ways. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $10,000 | Several trees blown down along CR5173. One fell onto home with damage to roof and windows. Trees also blown down onto power lines in nearby area of Bloomfield. Power outage reported for four to five hours. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | A member of the public estimated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail reported just southwest of Bloomfield. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | - | Arroyos overflowed their banks along U.S. 550 between Aztec and Bloomfield. The roadway was closed for several hours. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | A small thunderstorm yielded lots of pea size hail and few dime sized stones. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Bloomfield | - | Flash flooding was reported at the Navajo Irrigation Project headquarters. |
| September 1997 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Dime sized hail was reported at the Blanco Trading Post on Highway 44. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Acres | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Angustura | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sullivan | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Crouch Mesa | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Flora Vista | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Aztec | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Spencerville | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Blanco | 8.5 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bloomfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q885351 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902180. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








