Moriarty, New Mexico

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

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|location = Moriarty, New Mexico (Elevation 6,220ft)

|single line = Y

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F = 68

|Feb record high F = 70

|Mar record high F = 81

|Apr record high F = 85

|May record high F = 94

|Jun record high F = 97

|Jul record high F = 100

|Aug record high F = 96

|Sep record high F = 92

|Oct record high F = 85

|Nov record high F = 77

|Dec record high F = 67

|year record high F = 100

|Jan high F = 46.4

|Feb high F = 49.7

|Mar high F = 58.6

|Apr high F = 67.3

|May high F = 76.6

|Jun high F = 86.7

|Jul high F = 88.1

|Aug high F = 85.4

|Sep high F = 79.8

|Oct high F = 68.5

|Nov high F = 56.8

|Dec high F = 45.4

|year high F = 67.4

|Jan low F = 15.6

|Feb low F = 18.7

|Mar low F = 24.1

|Apr low F = 31.0

|May low F = 40.1

|Jun low F = 48.5

|Jul low F = 54.5

|Aug low F = 52.5

|Sep low F = 44.1

|Oct low F = 33.9

|Nov low F = 22.3

|Dec low F = 15.9

|year low F = 33.4

|Jan record low F = −9

|Feb record low F = −9

|Mar record low F = −10

|Apr record low F = 13

|May record low F = 16

|Jun record low F = 32

|Jul record low F = 40

|Aug record low F = 41

|Sep record low F = 25

|Oct record low F = 14

|Nov record low F = −1

|Dec record low F = −16

|year record low F = −16

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.48

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.44

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.79

|Apr precipitation inch = 0.57

|May precipitation inch = 0.82

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.70

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.19

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.87

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.37

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.32

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.59

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.75

|year precipitation inch = 11.90

|Jan snow inch = 4.0

|Feb snow inch = 4.4

|Mar snow inch = 5.2

|Apr snow inch = 0.9

|May snow inch = 0

|Jun snow inch = 0

|Jul snow inch = 0

|Aug snow inch = 0

|Sep snow inch = 0

|Oct snow inch = 0.4

|Nov snow inch = 2.5

|Dec snow inch = 6.8

|year snow inch = 24.0

|source 1 = The Western Regional Climate Center{{cite web

| url =http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?nm5908| title =Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Information | access-date =November 18, 2013 | publisher =Western Regional Climate Center }}

|date=November 2013

{{Cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NM/Moriarty/2018-12-30|title = Weather History for Moriarty, NM}}

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Every October, Moriarty plays host to the Pinto Bean Fiesta, which is composed of a bunch of simple games in Crossly Park, as well as a parade and crowning of a "Pinto Bean Queen."

The Albuquerque Soaring Club (ASC), established in 1960 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is currently headquartered at the Moriarty Municipal Airport. Moriarty boasts some of the finest year round soaring conditions in the United States, including 15 knot thermals to 22,000 ft, mountain wave to 34,000 ft, and orographic lift off the Manzano, Sandia, Ortiz, and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges. Many flights in excess of 300 miles are recorded each year. Many pilots have achieved all of their soaring diamonds out of Moriarty. Moriarty airport is also home to the United States Southwest Soaring Museum, and has a commercial glider operation, Sundance Aviation.{{Cite web|url=http://abqsoaring.org/|title=Home|website=abqsoaring.org}}

Moriarty also serves as a fireworks Mecca for the Albuquerque metropolitan area with two year around stores as well as at least two other large tents which set up for the sixteen-day selling period allowed by New Mexico State Law from June 20 to July 6. Vendors sell both Black Cat and TNT brand fireworks. All vendors are located along old Route 66 and competition is always fierce. Almost all Class C fireworks are allowed for sale and use in Moriarty including firecrackers, mortars, Roman candles, and cakes up to 500 grams (the maximum allowance), and though pop rockets have been banned throughout New Mexico for the last three years, larger stick rockets are still allowed.

Moriarty is named after the first permanent settler in the town, Michael Timothy Moriarty.{{Cite web |title=City of Moriarty - Our History |url=http://www.cityofmoriarty.org/index.php?page=our-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219222941/http://www.cityofmoriarty.org/index.php?page=our-history |archive-date=2014-02-19 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.cityofmoriarty.org}}

File:Moriarty New Mexico Municipal Center.jpg

{{US Census population

|1960= 720

|1970= 758

|1980= 1276

|1990= 1399

|2000= 1765

|2010= 1910

|2020= 1946

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:35&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 1,765 people, 668 households, and 478 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|368.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 775 housing units at an average density of {{convert|161.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.54% White, 0.62% African American, 2.49% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 18.75% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.79% of the population.

There were 668 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, 33.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,150, and the median income for a family was $31,957. Males had a median income of $24,345 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,640. About 13.3% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

• Toney Anaya – Governor of New Mexico from 1983 to 1987; born in Moriarty
• Kyle Blanks – former professional baseball player who played with the San Diego Padres
• Alice King – former First Lady of New Mexico (1971–1975, 1979–1983, 1991–1995){{cite news |first=Kate |last=Nash |title=Alice King, 1930-2008: Former first lady said children were her legacy |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/alice-king-1930-2008-former-first-lady-said-children-were-her-legacy/article_a8978853-bda2-55f1-bd91-442ab2c8d5e2.html |work=Santa Fe New Mexican |publisher= |date=2008-12-07 |access-date=2023-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731033943/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/alice-king-1930-2008-former-first-lady-said-children-were-her-legacy/article_a8978853-bda2-55f1-bd91-442ab2c8d5e2.html |archive-date=2023-07-31 |url-status=live}}
• Tim Means – mixed martial artist

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