
The ruins, as well as the homestead of George Salmon are open to the public. The ruins are the remains of a 12th-century Anasazi village. The Salmon Ruins pueblo and museum are located just to the west of the city along Highway 64. In 1956 Bloomfield High formed out of the town's junior high school. Until 1956 all students from Bloomfield went to Aztec High. Aztec High School is the local high school of that section. Bloomfield High School is the local high school.Ī portion of northern Bloomfield is zoned to Aztec Municipal Schools. Most of the city of Bloomfield and rural areas in eastern/southeastern San Juan County are served by Bloomfield Schools. About 15.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the city was $14,424. Males had a median income of $29,144 versus $19,203 for females. The median income for a household in the city was $32,905, and the median income for a family was $34,760. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,222 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.51% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 62.38% White, 0.33% African American, 16.71% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.96% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races.

There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of 488.2 per square mile (188.5/km 2). The population density was 1,280.7 people per square mile (494.5/km 2). Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km 2), of which 5.0 square miles (13 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (0.99%) is water.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 6,417 people, 2,222 households, and 1,708 families residing in the city. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.

The population was 8,112 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bloomfield ( Navajo: Naabiʼání) is a city in northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
