| Official Name: | Bent, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Otero |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 150 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 24.45 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6001 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1431°N -105.8819°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 88314 |
| Area Code: | 575 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2584054 |
Bent is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 119 as of the 2010 census. Bent has a post office with ZIP code 88314.[2] [3] U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.
A post office called Bent has been in operation since 1906.[4] The community has the name of George Bent, a businessperson in the local mining industry.[5]
Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district.[6]