Atoka, New Mexico

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
32°46′40″N 104°23′20″W / 32.77778°N 104.38889°W / 32.77778; -104.38889CountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountyEddyArea • Total6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2) • Land6.76 sq mi (17.51 km2) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)Elevation3,370 ft (1,030 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,153 • Density170.56/sq mi (65.85/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Area code575GNIS feature ID2584053[2]

Atoka is a census-designated place in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 1,077 as of the 2010 census.[4] U.S. Route 285 passes through the community. The name was derived from an Indian word, probably Choctaw, whose meaning is unknown.[5]

It is within the Artesia Public Schools school district.[6] Artesia High School is the school district's sole comprehensive high school.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,153—
U.S. Decennial Census[7][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atoka
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Julyan, Robert (1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press. p. 24. ISBN 0826316891.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Eddy County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022. - Text list
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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