Medium-sized
city in eastern
New Mexico, incorporated in 1909 and named after
the famous French king. It has a
population of approximately 40,000 people, and is the
county seat of
Curry County. The average
temperature is 57 degrees, and about 17 inches of
rain fall every year. The city's
economy is largely driven by
agriculture,
Clovis Community College, and
Cannon Air Force Base, which is located on the outskirts of the city.
Other local attractions include the
Blackwater Draw Museum and Archaeological Site, located about 12 miles to the south; the
Hillcrest Park Zoo, a very nice, very
inexpensive zoo with about 500 animals; the
Norman Petty Studios, where
Lubbock natives
Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "
Peggy Sue"; and the
Clovis Model Train Museum, which is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places. Some of the
truck stops have pretty good
food, too.
Research from http://www.southernnewmexico.com/snm/clovis.html and http://www.clovisnm.org