The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusUpper Fruitland (Navajo: Doo Alkʼahii; roughly translated as "a place where animals do not get fat" or "the condition where there is no fat on the animals") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Upper Fruitland had a population of 1,623. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,662 to 1,623 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Upper Fruitland yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Upper Fruitland’s history is told.
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Upper Fruitland, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Upper Fruitland is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Upper Fruitland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Farmington Historic Downtown Commercial District in Farmington, 6.4 miles away.
Upper Fruitland and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.