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Becenti, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°48′44″N 108°10′15″W / 35.81222°N 108.17083°W / 35.81222; -108.17083
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Area
• Total	0.94 sq mi (2.43 km)
• Land	0.94 sq mi (2.43 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	6,585 ft (2,007 m)
Population
• Total	294
• Density	313.43/sq mi (121.03/km)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	87313 (Crownpoint)
Area code	505
FIPS code	35-06340
GNIS feature ID	2813403

Becenti (Navajo: Tłʼóoʼditsin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 294.

Geography

The community is in the northern part of the county, less than a mile west of New Mexico State Road 371, part of the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway. It is 11 miles (18 km) north of Crownpoint and 75 miles (121 km) south of Farmington.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.94 square miles (2.4 km), all land.

Demographics

Becenti was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.

References

1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Becenti, New Mexico
3. ^ "P1. Race – Becenti CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

v t e Municipalities and communities of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States
County seat: Gallup
City	Gallup
CDPs	Becenti Black Hat Black Rock Bluewater Borrego Pass Brimhall Nizhoni Catalpa Canyon Church Rock Continental Divide Crestview Crownpoint Crystal‡ Fort Wingate Gamerco Haystack Homer C Jones Iyanbito Jamestown Manuelito McGaffey Nakaibito Navajo Ojo Encino Pinedale Pinehaven Prewitt Pueblo Pintado Purty Rock Ramah Red Rock Ranch Rock Springs Sagar Sundance Thoreau Timberlake‡ Tohatchi Tse Bonito Twin Lakes Vanderwagen White Cliffs Williams Acres Yah-ta-hey Zuni Pueblo
Other communities	Buffalo Springs Chi Chil Tah Rehoboth Smith Lake
Indian reservation	Navajo Nation‡ Zuni Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e  Navajo Communities
Tónaneezdizí (Western Agency)	Tuba City Bitter Springs Cameron Chilchinbito Dennehotso Halchita Kaibito Kayenta Lechee Leupp Navajo Mountain Oljato Monument Valley Shonto Tonalea
Chʼínílį́ (Chinle Agency)	Chinle Lukachukai Many Farms Nazlini Piñon Rough Rock Round Rock Tsaile
Tséhootsooí (Fort Defiance Agency)	Fort Defiance Brimhall Nizhoni Burnside Cornfields Crystal Dilkon Ganado Greasewood Houck Indian Wells Jeddito Nakaibito Naschitti Navajo Sawmill St. Michaels Steamboat Tohatchi Twin Lakes Window Rock
Naatʼáaniinééz (Shiprock Agency)	Shiprock Aneth Beclabito Montezuma Creek Nenahnezad Newcomb/Nava Ojo Amarillo Red Mesa Rock Point Sanostee Sheep Springs Teec Nos Pos Tselakai Dezza Upper Fruitland
Tʼiistsʼózí (Eastern Agency)	Crownpoint Alamo Becenti Church Rock Iyanbito Manuelito Ojo Encino Pinedale Pueblo Pintado Ramah Rock Springs Thoreau Tohatchi Tse Bonito Yah-ta-hey

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