Bent, New Mexico

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CountryUnited States
Elevation6,001 ft (1,829 m)
Bent, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Bent, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Bent, New Mexico
Bent, New Mexico
Coordinates: 33°08′35″N 105°52′55″W / 33.14306°N 105.88194°W / 33.14306; -105.88194
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyOtero
Area
  Total
6.14 sq mi (15.90 km2)
  Land6.14 sq mi (15.89 km2)
  Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation6,001 ft (1,829 m)
Population
  Total
150
  Density24.4/sq mi (9.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
88314
Area code575
GNIS feature ID2584054[2]

Bent is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 150 as of the 2020 census. Bent has a post office with ZIP code 88314.[4][5] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.

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
2010119
202015026.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

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