Ojo Encino, New Mexico

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Ojo Encino, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Ojo Encino
Coordinates: 35°57′09″N107°20′40″W / 35.95250°N 107.34444°W / 35.95250; -107.34444
CountryUnited States
State New Mexico
County McKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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6,749 ft (2,057 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total222
 • Density340.49/sq mi (131.49/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87013 (Cuba)
Area code 505
FIPS code 35-53620
GNIS feature ID2806726 [2]

Ojo Encino is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

Contents

The community is in the northeast corner of the county, 29 miles (47 km) by road west of Cuba and 120 miles (190 km) northeast of Gallup, the McKinley county seat. It is on the west side of the valley of Encino Wash, a southeast-running tributary of Torreon Wash, Arroyo Chico, and eventually Rio Puerco, a tributary of the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 222—
U.S. Decennial Census [4] [3]

Education

The Bureau of Indian Education operates the Ojo Encino Day School, a K-8 school. [5] As of 2023 it has 25 employees and 173 students. [6]

Ojo Encino is in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools school district. [7] Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ojo Encino, New Mexico
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ojo Encino Day School". Bureau of Indian Education . Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Ojo Encino Day School. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 27, 2023. - See map of Ojo Encino CDP
  8. ↑ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools . Retrieved March 27, 2023. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.


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