Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
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 —
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 .