Map of Crownpoint CDP

Crownpoint (Navajo: Tʼiistsʼóóz Ńdeeshgizh) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in McKinley County, New Mexico. The population was 2,500 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located along the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.

Crownpoint CDP overview:
Name:	Crownpoint CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New Mexico
County:	McKinley County
Elevation:	6,982 ft (2,128 m)
Total Area:	67.51 sq mi (174.85 km²)
Land Area:	67.51 sq mi (174.84 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,900
Population Density:	42.96/sq mi (16.59/km²)
ZIP code:	87313
Area code:	505
FIPS code:	3518940
GNISfeature ID:	0902810

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History

In 1912, Crownpoint was founded by Samuel F. Stacher as an Indian Agency to serve the Navajo People in the Pueblo Bonito Agency of Northwestern New Mexico. A school house, agency office and power house were first built to accommodate future planned establishments.

Chief Becenti, a local Navajo headman, is one of the first documented leaders of the area. He resided north of Crownpoint, where later in the 1930s a small community would be named after him, called Becenti Lake.

In June 1965, Crownpoint was recognized as a local chapter government sub-unit of the Navajo Nation government. There are a total of 110 Navajo chapters across the Navajo Nation. The Crownpoint chapter serves as the center of Eastern Navajo Agency and many tribal offices are located in the community.