Bent, New Mexico

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Bent, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Bent, New Mexico
Coordinates: 33°08′35″N105°52′55″W / 33.14306°N 105.88194°W / 33.14306; -105.88194
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Otero
Area
[1]
  Total6.14 sq mi (15.90 km2)
  Land6.14 sq mi (15.89 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
6,001 ft (1,829 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total150
  Density24.45/sq mi (9.44/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88314
Area code 575
GNIS feature ID2584054 [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.

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History

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 150
U.S. Decennial Census [8] [3]

Education

Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district. [9]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bent, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. "Otero County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 27, 2021.