Carlsbad, New Mexico Carlsbad, New Mexico Carlsbad Museum and Art Center (l) Carlsbad Municipal Building Official seal of Carlsbad, New Mexico Carlsbad, New Mexico is positioned in the US Carlsbad, New Mexico - Carlsbad, New Mexico State New Mexico New Mexico Carlsbad (/ k rlzb d/ karlz-bad) is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 26,138. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S.
Located in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Carlsbad straddles the Pecos River and sits at the easterly edge of the Guadalupe Mountains.
Carlsbad is a core for potash mining, oil production, and tourism.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is positioned 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the city, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies 54 miles (87 km) southwest athwart the Texas border.
Located along the banks of the Pecos River, Carlsbad was originally christened the town of Eddy on September 15, 1888, and organized as a municipal corporation in 1893; the settlement bore the name of Charles B.
Eddy, co-owner of the Eddy-Bissell Livestock Company. With the commercial evolution of small-town mineral springs near the flume for medicinal qualities, the town later voted to change its name to Carlsbad after the famous European spa Carlsbad, Bohemia (now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic).
On March 25, 1918, the burgeoning town surpassed a populace of 2,000, allowing then-governor of New Mexico Washington Ellsworth Lindsey to proclaim Carlsbad a city.
Most of Carlsbad's evolution was due to irrigation water.
Before the barns was instead of from Pecos in 1891, travel parties met at the barns station in Toyah, Texas, and were driven by buggy 90 miles (140 km) over a rough, dusty road to this small but burgeoning settlement on the banks of the Pecos River. Most of the early assembly in Carlsbad was instead of with locally produced bricks.
The re-discovery of Carlsbad Caverns (then known as "Bat Cave") by small-town cowboys in 1901 and the subsequent establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park on May 14, 1930, attained the town of Carlsbad substantial recognition.
In 1925, potash was identified near Carlsbad, and for many years Carlsbad dominated the American potash market. Following the diminish of the potash market in the 1960s, the inhabitants and leaders of Carlsbad lobbied for the establishment of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a site where low-level nuclear waste would be stored thousands of feet underground in salt beds.
The DOE Carlsbad Area Office opened in 1993, and the first waste shipment appeared in 1999.
Carlsbad is positioned near the center of Eddy County at 34 24 43 N 104 14 11 W (32.407577, -104.245167) at an altitude of 3,295 feet (1,004 m).
Carlsbad is situated in the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, in the lower Pecos River Valley.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Carlsbad has a total region of 29.2 square miles (75.6 km2); 28.9 square miles (74.9 km2) of the town/city is land, and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km2), or 0.93%, is water. Most of the water inside town/city limits consists of the Pecos River and Lake Carlsbad recreation area.
The river flows into the northern part of Carlsbad, downstream from Lake Avalon and Brantley Lake, passes east of downtown, and exits in the southeast.
Carlsbad is part of the Interior West climate zone. It is classified as semi-arid (Koppen BSk), meaning average annual rain is less than potential evapotranspiration, but more than half.
Climate data for Carlsbad, New Mexico The town/city of Carlsbad has a mayor-council form of government.
2 Carlsbad Municipal Schools 3 Mosaic Potash Carlsbad 5 Carlsbad Medical Center The economy of the Carlsbad region is based primarily on the mineral extraction sector; the town/city overlies the rich oil- and gas-producing formations of the Permian Basin and produces more potash than any other locale in the United States.
Carlsbad is home to the DOE's Carlsbad Field Office which operates the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant to safely store the transuranic nuclear wastes from the nation's defense sites.
Tourism is a primary factor with Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Lincoln National Forest, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, and the annual Christmas on the Pecos Light Show all positioned inside fifty miles of the city.
Two companies, Mosaic Potash Carlsbad (formerly IMC Global) and Intrepid Potash (formerly Mississippi Chemical Corporation), operate quarrying operations east of Carlsbad.
Carlsbad Municipal School District is the operating enhance school fitness for Carlsbad. Besides the before mentioned schools, Carlsbad Municipal Schools also operates a charter school, Jefferson Montessori Academy.
The mission of the Carlsbad Board of Education is to problematic a enhance school surrounding which meets the individual educational needs of all kids regardless of their ability, ethnicity, creed, gender or civil standing.
Leyva Carlsbad Intermediate School Carlsbad Early College High School Carlsbad High School Four private schools are positioned in Carlsbad: Faith Christian Academy, Trinity Christian Academy, Paradise Christian Academy, and St.
New Mexico State University has a branch ground located in Carlsbad, offering certificate, associate degree, bachelor's degree, and closing education programs.
Previously known as the Carlsbad Instructional Center, the ground was established in 1950 as the state's first improve college.
Eddy County Beauty College is also positioned in Carlsbad, providing certification programs for beauticians.
College of the Southwest and Northwood University both previously had branch campuses in Carlsbad.
Carlsbad is serviced by a daily (except Monday) newspaper, the Carlsbad Current-Argus.
Focus on Carlsbad is a quarterly periodical presented with small-town articles related to living, shopping, and vacationing in Carlsbad. Radio stations in the Carlsbad, New Mexico market The Carlsbad Bats experienced baseball team is a member of the autonomous Pecos League.
The Bats are primarily a travel team in the league, but played two games in Carlsbad in 2011.
Carlsbad was considered, but turned down, for a full-time charter in 2012. Carlsbad recently constructed a youth sports complex on the southwest side of town, including six softball and four soccer fields.
Carlsbad High School is a AAAAA school in the Fourth District of the New Mexico Activities Association.
Carlsbad High School has squads competing in the sports of football, baseball, softball, basketball, track and field, golf, tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming, wrestling, and rodeo.
The Carlsbad Velo Cycling Club , a small-town bicycle club began hosting the Cavern City Classic Omnium in 2012 with large success; weekly rides are held on Saturdays giving riders a chance to see much of the encircling landscape.
Annual competitions for running and walking are organized by the Carlsbad Runner's Club and National Night Out.
The Carlsbad Municipal Transit System (CMTS) provides enhance transit inside the town/city limits of Carlsbad and portions of Eddy County immediately adjoining to the city.
New Mexico Transportation Services, a private company, provides daily transit to and from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for employees at fixed pick up locations throughout town.
Greyhound Lines stops in Carlsbad on route 463 between El Paso and Lubbock, Texas. Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) is positioned just south of Carlsbad, with Boutique Air presently offering non-stop service to Albuquerque and Dallas/Fort Worth under an Essential Air Service (EAS) contract. Roswell International Air Center (ROW), positioned 73 miles (117 km) north of Carlsbad in Roswell, New Mexico, is served by American Eagle offering daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), positioned 67 miles (108 km) east of Carlsbad in Hobbs, New Mexico, is served by United Express offering daily service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
El Paso International Airport (ELP) is positioned in the northeastern part of El Paso, Texas, 158 miles (254 km) west of Carlsbad.
Midland International Airport (MAF) is positioned southeast of Midland, Texas, 144 miles (232 km) southeast of Carlsbad.
Southwestern Railroad operates the Burlington Northern Santa Fe stockyards s in the Carlsbad area, providing freight service to the small-town potash mines.
Two yard operations are present in Carlsbad: one between Muscatel Avenue and Orchard Lane, and the other between Greene and Church Streets.
Xcel Energy provides electricity to the Carlsbad area.
New Mexico Gas Company provides natural gas services to more than 500,000 customers in the state, including Carlsbad.
The City of Carlsbad is responsible for the bringy of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater.
Carlsbad Medical Center is the major hospital facility serving the greater Carlsbad area, directed by Community Health Systems.
Carlsbad Mental Health Association provides mental-health services, substance-abuse treatment, family and youth counseling, psychiatric services and employee-assistance programs. Two nursing homes are present in Carlsbad: Landsun Homes and Lakeview Christian Home.
Carlsbad has a several research facilities, such as the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (operated by New Mexico State University) and the National Cave and Karst Research Center (operated by New Mexico Tech, the National Park Service, and the City of Carlsbad). The United States Department of Energy's Sandia National Labs and Los Alamos National Laboratory each have branch operations in Carlsbad.
The Carlsbad Department of Development and the City operate the Aero-Tech Industrial Technology Park including the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Training Center. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 20 miles (32 km) southwest Carlsbad Museum and Art Center Carlsbad Skate Park The Cascades of Carlsbad Jim White, discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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History of Carlsbad The Pearl of the Pecos: The Story of the Establishment of Eddy, New Mexico, and Irrigation on the Lower Pecos River of New Mexico: Compiled from Eddy Newspapers Between October 12, 1889 and October 23, 1897.
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Carlsbad Municipal Schools The mission of the Carlsbad Board of Education is to problematic a enhance school surrounding which meets the individual educational needs of all kids regardless of their ability, ethnicity, creed, gender or civil standing.
Focus on Carlsbad Airport: Carlsbad now connected to Dallas/Fort Worth, Carlsbad Current-Argus, April 28, 2015, Retrieved 2015-04-28 Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center Carlsbad, NM Businesses Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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