Kirtland

History

Kirtland was founded in the early 1880s by Mormon settlers, who named it after Kirtland, Ohio. (Reflecting its history and principal demographic, the city's principal thoroughfare is Brigham Street, with a Mormon meetinghouse on the street and a release-time seminary building across the street from Kirtland Central High School.) There had been a few Mormons who had settled in Fruitland as early as 1878. As of 2000, Fruitland was designated as part of Kirtland for census purposes. Another Mormon settlement of these early days was Waterflow, just west of Fruitland, which appears on maps to this day. A Mormon meetinghouse was dedicated in Kirtland by Heber J. Grant in 1928. The town incorporated in January 2015, after an 80–40 vote in favor of doing so.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• FARMINGTON HIGH
  High · FARMINGTON · 1,824 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH
  High · KIRTLAND · 713 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · FARMINGTON · 683 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · FARMINGTON · 622 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · FARMINGTON · 543 students · 16:1 ratio
• NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · FARMINGTON · 522 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · KIRTLAND · 493 students · 13:1 ratio
• MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · FARMINGTON · 476 students · 13.6:1 ratio