Ojo Encino, New Mexico

Ojo Encino is an unincorporated community and 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.[3]

Ojo Encino, New Mexico
Ojo Encino is located in New Mexico
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino is located in the United States
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino
Coordinates: 35°57′21″N 107°20′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
  Total0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
  Land0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,755 ft (2,059 m)
Population
  Total222
  Density340.49/sq mi (131.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87013 (Cuba)
Area code505
FIPS code35-53620
GNIS feature ID2806726[3]

The community is in the northeast corner of the county, 29 miles (47 km) by road west of Cuba and 120 miles (190 km) northeast of Gallup, the McKinley county seat. It is on the west side of the valley of Encino Wash, a southeast-running tributary of Torreon Wash, Arroyo Chico, and eventually Rio Puerco, a tributary of the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020222
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

Education

The Bureau of Indian Education operates the Ojo Encino Day School, a K-8 school.[5] As of 2023 it has 25 employees and 173 students.[6]

Ojo Encino is in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools school district.[7] Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School.[8]

References


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