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Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Iyanbito, New Mexico
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°30′55″N 108°29′16″W / 35.51528°N 108.48778°W / 35.51528; -108.48778
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
 • Total9.54 sq mi (24.71 km)
 • Land9.54 sq mi (24.71 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation6,884 ft (2,098 m)
Population
 • Total1,193
 • Density125.05/sq mi (48.28/km)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code87316 (Fort Wingate)
Area code505
FIPS code35-34830
GNIS feature ID2806721

Iyanbito (Navajo: Ayání Bitoʼ) 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, it had a population of 1,193.

Geography

The community is in central McKinley County, 16 miles (26 km) east of Gallup, the county seat. It is bordered to the west by the Church Rock CDP and to the south by the Southern Transcon line of the BNSF Railway. Mesa Butte, elevation 8,020 feet (2,440 m), rises to the north of the CDP.

New Mexico State Road 118 (Historic Route 66) and Interstate 40 pass just south of Iyanbito, leading west to Gallup and southeast 47 miles (76 km) to Grants.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Iyanbito CDP has an area of 9.54 square miles (24.71 km), all land. The area drains to the South Fork of the Puerco River, which passes just south of the CDP. The west-flowing Puerco River is part of the Little Colorado River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,193—
U.S. Decennial Census

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

Education

It is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.

It is zoned to Catherine A. Miller Elementary School in Church Rock, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.

References

  1. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iyanbito, New Mexico
  3. ^ "P1. Race – Iyanbito CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. "GMCS Address Lookup". Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Retrieved January 15, 2022. - 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
County seat: Gallup
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
 Navajo Communities
Tónaneezdizí
(Western Agency)
Chʼínílį́
(Chinle Agency)
Tséhootsooí
(Fort Defiance Agency)
Naatʼáaniinééz
(Shiprock Agency)
Tʼiistsʼózí
(Eastern Agency)


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