Atoka, New Mexico Explained

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.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Book: Julyan . Robert . The Place Names of New Mexico . 1996 . University of New Mexico Press . 0826316891 . 24.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-28. - Text list