Bent is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 150 as of the 2020 census. Bent has a post office with ZIP code 88314. U.S. Route 70 passes through the community.
History A post office called Bent has been in operation since 1906. The community has the name of George Bent, a businessperson in the local mining industry.
Demographics
Education Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district.
Notable people Myrtle Scharrer Betz (1895-1992), Florida conservationist, fisherwoman, and author, whose family, from 1946 to 1954, spent summers at an orchard they owned in Bent.
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