Bent, New Mexico
Bent, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Bent, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′35″N 105°52′55″W / 33.14306°N 105.88194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Otero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.14 sq mi (15.90 km2) |
| • Land | 6.14 sq mi (15.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,001 ft (1,829 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 150 |
| • Density | 24.45/sq mi (9.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 88314 |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584054[2] |
Bent is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 119 as of the 2010 census. Bent has a post office with ZIP code 88314.[4][5] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.
History[edit]
A post office called Bent has been in operation since 1906.[6] The community has the name of George Bent, a businessperson in the local mining industry.[7]
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 150 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8][3] | |||
Education[edit]
Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bent, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ "Otero County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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