Ojo Encino (Navajo: Chéchʼiizh Biiʼ Tó) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. As of the 2020 census, the population was 222.[3]
Geography
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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 0.65 square miles (1.68 km2), all land.[1]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 222 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][3] | |||
Ojo Encino was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[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
- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ojo Encino, New Mexico
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Ojo Encino CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Ojo Encino Day School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Ojo Encino Day School. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2023. - See map of Ojo Encino CDP
- ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  | |
| CDPs |
| |
| Other communities | ||
| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| Tónaneezdizí (Western Agency) | |
|---|---|
| Chʼínílį́ (Chinle Agency) | |
| Tséhootsooí (Fort Defiance Agency) | |
| Naatʼáaniinééz (Shiprock Agency) | |
| Tʼiistsʼózí (Eastern Agency) | |
You must be logged in to post a comment.