Ojo Encino, New Mexico Explained

Official Name:Ojo Encino, New Mexico
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Mexico#USA
Pushpin Label:Ojo Encino
Coordinates:35.9525°N -107.3444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Mexico
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McKinley
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.65
Area Land Sq Mi:0.65
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:1.69
Area Land Km2:1.69
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:222
Population Density Sq Mi:340.49
Population Density Km2:131.49
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:6749
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:87013 (Cuba)
Area Code:505
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:35-53620
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806726

Ojo Encino is an unincorporated community and 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 northeast corner of the county, by road west of Cuba and northeast of Gallup, the McKinley county seat. It is on the west side of the valley of Encino Wash, a southeast-running tributary of Torreon Wash, Arroyo Chico, and eventually Rio Puerco, a tributary of the Rio Grande.

Demographics

Education

The Bureau of Indian Education operates the Ojo Encino Day School, a K-8 school.[2] it has 25 employees and 173 students.[3]

Ojo Encino is in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools school district.[4] Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Ojo Encino Day School. Bureau of Indian Education. 2023-03-27.
  3. Web site: About Us. Ojo Encino Day School. 2023-03-27.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-03-27. - See map of Ojo Encino CDP
  5. Web site: GMCS Address Lookup. Gallup-McKinley County Schools. 2023-03-27. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.