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Bent, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

33°08′35″N 105°52′55″W / 33.14306°N 105.88194°W / 33.14306; -105.88194CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCounty OteroArea

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• Total6.14 sq mi (15.90 km²) • Land6.14 sq mi (15.89 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

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6,001 ft (1,829 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total150 • Density24.45/sq mi (9.44/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code

88314

Area code575GNIS 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.

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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	150		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]^[3]

Education

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

References

^ "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.