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Becenti, New Mexico

Coordinates: 35°48′44″N 108°10′15″W / 35.81222°N 108.17083°W / 35.81222; -108.17083
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Becenti, New Mexico
Becenti is located in New Mexico
Becenti
Becenti
Becenti is located in the United States
Becenti
Becenti
Coordinates: 35°48′44″N 108°10′15″W / 35.81222°N 108.17083°W / 35.81222; -108.17083
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
 • Total0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Land0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,585 ft (2,007 m)
Population
 • Total294
 • Density313.43/sq mi (121.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87313 (Crownpoint)
Area code505
FIPS code35-06340
GNIS feature ID2813403[2]

Becenti is a 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]

The community is in the northern part of the county, less than a mile west of New Mexico State Road 371, part of the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway. It is 11 miles (18 km) north of Crownpoint and 75 miles (121 km) south of Farmington.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020294
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

Education

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It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Becenti, New Mexico
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.