Taos, New Mexico
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Taos[lower-alpha 1] is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Initially founded in 1615, it was intermittently occupied until its formal establishment in 1795 by Nuevo México Governor Fernando Chacón to act as fortified plaza and trading outpost for the neighboring Native American Taos Pueblo (the town's namesake) and Hispano communities, including Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, El Prado, and Arroyo Seco. The town was incorporated in 1934. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,716.
Taos, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 36°23′38″N 105°34′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Taos |
Founded | 1795[1] |
Named for | Taos Pueblo |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Pascualito M. Maestas |
Area | |
• Total | 6.04 sq mi (15.64 km2) |
• Land | 6.04 sq mi (15.64 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 6,969 ft (2,124 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,474 |
• Density | 1,072.03/sq mi (413.94/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 87571 |
Area code | 575 |
FIPS code | 35-76200 |
GNIS feature ID | 0911545 |
Website | www.taosgov.com |
Taos is the county seat of Taos County. The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "(place of) red willows".
Taos is the principal town of the Taos, NM, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Taos County.