Farmington, NM

Farmington is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this city had a total population of about 37,844 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) also makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA's) in New Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate in 2006 for Farmington was about 43,573.Farmington city, New Mexico, U.S. Census Bureau, accessed August 27, 2007. Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and it is located on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico. Farmington is the largest City – and one of only two significant towns – of San Juan County, a huge county of – one of the largest counties in the United States. Its 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. The primary industries of San Juan County are in the mining of petroleum, natural gas, and coal. Major coal mines are operated by the BHP Billiton Company southwest of Farmington, and the coal mined there is used mostly for fuel for the nearby Four Corners Generating Station to produce electric power. A new coal-fired power plant was proposed for the same area in 2006, but nothing seems to have come of this notion as of 2010. Provided by Wikipedia More Info