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.[3]
Iyanbito, New Mexico | |
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  Iyanbito  Iyanbito | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′55″N 108°29′16″W / 35.51528°N 108.48778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2) |
| • Land | 9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,884 ft (2,098 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,193 |
| • Density | 125.05/sq mi (48.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 87316 (Fort Wingate) |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-34830 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806721[2] |
Geography
editThe 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 km2), all land.[1] 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,193 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][5] | |||
Iyanbito was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Education
editIt is in Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools.[6]
It is zoned to Catherine A. Miller Elementary School in Church Rock, Kennedy Middle School, and Hiroshi Miyamura High School.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iyanbito, New Mexico
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Iyanbito CDP, New Mexico: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McKinley County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "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.
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