Ojo Encino, New Mexico
Census-designated place
Ojo Encino is located in New Mexico
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino is located in the United States
Ojo Encino
Ojo Encino
Coordinates: 35°57′21″N 107°20′56″W / 35.95583°N 107.34889°W / 35.95583; -107.34889
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
[1]
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
6,755 ft (2,059 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total222
 • Density340.49/sq mi (131.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
87013 (Cuba)
Area code505
FIPS code35-53620
GNIS feature ID2806726[3]

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.[3]

The community is in the northeast corner of the county, 29 miles (47 km) by road west of Cuba and 120 miles (190 km) 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020222—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

Education

The Bureau of Indian Education operates the Ojo Encino Day School, a K-8 school.[5] As of 2023 it has 25 employees and 173 students.[6]

Ojo Encino is in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools school district.[7] Zoned schools are: Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, Crownpoint Middle School in Crownpoint, and Tseʼ Yiʼ Gai High School.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Ojo Encino Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ojo Encino Day School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "About Us". Ojo Encino Day School. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2023. - See map of Ojo Encino CDP
  8. ^ "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved March 27, 2023. - KML files: Elementary boundaries and locations, Middle boundaries and locations, and High boundaries and locations.


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