Clovis (New Mexico)

Curry County

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Clovis is a city in the eastern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico and the administrative center ( county seat ) of Curry County. It has 32,700 inhabitants, making it the eighth largest city in New Mexico. The area is 58.3 km ². According to her, the Clovis culture is named.

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History

Clovis was founded in 1909. It was named after a daughter of a railway official.

Population Development

¹ 1980-2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

Attractions

Attractions in Clovis are the Hillcrest Park Zoo, Clovis Depot, a model railway museum, the Norman Petty Studio, where Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly was added, and the Old Homestead Museum & Pappy Thornton Farm Museum.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Jack Bresenham, computer scientist, developed for IBM in the 1960s, computer algorithms for the representation of lines on a computer screen
  • Wayne Hale, deputy chief for strategic partnerships NASA
  • Hank Baskett, American football player

Education

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  • Elementary Schools Barry Elementary
  • Highland Elem.
  • James Bickley Elem.
  • La Casita Elem.
  • Lincoln Jackson Elem.
  • Lockwood Elem.
  • Los Ninos Pre-School Http :/ / www.cityofclovis.org/

City of Clovis

  • Mesa Elem.
  • Parkview Elem.
  • Ranchvale Elem.
  • Sandia Elem.
  • Zia Elem.
  • Yucca School
  • Gattis and Marshall Junior High School
  • Clovis High School

Traffic

With the Clovis Municipal Airport and Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis has two airports.

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