San Juan County residents living in a 337-acre tract of and just west of Farmington have voted to become New Mexico’s 106th municipality.  The population is estimated at 423.  Until now, Kirtland had been a Census-designated Place (CDP), a term used by the Census Bureau for populated areas that may resemble a town or village, but have no municipal government.  We need to learn more about Kirtland though, because it appears the new town consist of only a small fraction of the existing CDP, and/or may be partly or entirely outside it.  The Kirtland CDP had an area of over 7,600 acres and a population of more than 6,000.  There are hundreds of CDPs in the state, and in fact two of New Mexico’s county seats are CDPs with no municipal government.