| Official Name: | Fence Lake, New Mexico |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Mexico |
| Pushpin Label: | Fence Lake |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cibola |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.77 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 17 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5.66 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7051 |
| Coordinates: | 34.6533°N -108.6739°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 87315 |
| Area Code: | 505 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 35-26010 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584100 |
Fence Lake is a census-designated place located in southwestern Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. Designated in 1980 by the United States Census Bureau, Fence Lake had a population of 42 as of the 2010 census.[2] The area is largely ranchland, and there are few businesses there. It was named after a small village which is contained within its boundaries.
Fence Lake is located along New Mexico State Road 36, south of NM 53. It is south of Gallup and northwest of Quemado.
Average rainfall, inches: January 1.1; February 1.1; March 1.2; April 0.7; May 0.7; June 0.5; July 2.4; August 2.6; September 1.6; October 0.9; November 0.9; December 1.0; Year 14.8[3]
There is a post office located in the village of Fence Lake, serving the zip code 87315.
As of the 2010 census, the population of the Fence Lake CDP was 42, consisting of 23 households, of which 11 were families. Females were 54.8% of the population. The racial make-up of the CDP was 26.2% Native American, 71.4% White, and 2.4% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.8% of the population.[4]
The area is within the Quemado Schools school district.[5]
See main article: Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps. Shim Ra Na Ekklisia (also called Miracle River)[6] is located near Fence Lake. It is a small community of Christians about to the east of the town. In July 1997, Deborah and Jim Green purchased, originally parts of the old Tingle Ranch at that location from Jonnie Head Real Estate. The Greens use the Fence Lake Post Office to mail out their publications.