Tecolote is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tecolote had a population of 234. The community is located along Interstate 25 at Exit 335.
Etymology: The name is Mexican Spanish for "owl" (from Nahuatl tecolatl).Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land.
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Education It is in the West Las Vegas Schools school district. West Las Vegas High School is the area high school.
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