Becenti, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Becenti, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Becenti
Coordinates:35.8122°N -108.1708°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.94
Area Land Sq Mi:0.94
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.43
Area Land Km2:2.43
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:121.03
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6585
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87313 (Crownpoint)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-06340
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813403
Population Total:294
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:313.43

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.

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 north of Crownpoint and south of Farmington.

Demographics

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-07-20.