Bent, New Mexico

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.

Education

Bent is within the Tularosa Municipal Schools district.

Notable people

Myrtle Scharrer Betz, Florida conservationist, fisherwoman, and author, whose family, from 1946 to 1954, spent summers at an orchard they owned in Bent.