Official Name: | Atoka, New Mexico |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
Pushpin Label: | Atoka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Eddy |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 17.59 |
Area Land Km2: | 17.51 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.76 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1153 |
Population Density Km2: | 65.85 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 170.56 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 3370 |
Coordinates: | 32.7778°N -104.3889°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2584053 |
Atoka is a census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,077 as of the 2010 census.[2] U.S. Route 285 passes through the community. The name was derived from an Indian word, probably Choctaw, whose meaning is unknown.[3]
It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district.[4] Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school.