Bent, New Mexico

Bent, New Mexico
Bent, New Mexico
Census-designated place
	Bent, New Mexico
	Coordinates: 33°09′31″N 105°51′25″W / 33.15861°N 105.85694°WCoordinates: 33°09′31″N 105°51′25″W / 33.15861°N 105.85694°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Otero
Area
• Total	6.135 sq mi (15.89 km2)
• Land	6.132 sq mi (15.88 km2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km2)
Elevation	5,823 ft (1,775 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	119
• Density	19/sq mi (7.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	88314
Area code(s)	575
GNIS feature ID	903754

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]

Education[]

Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district.^[8]

References[]

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ "Bent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
^ "Otero County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[GR8-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[3] "Bent". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[GR7-4] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[5] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

[6] "Otero County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

[7] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 12.

[8] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Otero County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Otero County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Alamogordo
City	Alamogordo
Villages	Cloudcroft Tularosa
CDPs	Bent Boles Acres Chaparral‡ High Rolls Holloman AFB La Luz Mayhill Mescalero Orogrande Piñon Sacramento Timberon Twin Forks Weed
Other unincorporated communities	Hortonville Mountain Park Newman Sunspot Three Rivers
Indian reservation	Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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