Editing Taopi, Minnesota (section)

==History==
The name of the village is derived from Taopi, the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native]] [[Tribal chief|chief]] who befriended the settlers after the [[New Ulm, Minnesota|New Ulm]] massacre. It was platted in 1875<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n381 362]}}</ref> by the Taopi Farming Company in the name of John W. Wood. The first lot was bought by James Olberg, and J. Martz opened a furniture store there before moving the operation to [[Le Roy, Minnesota|Le Roy]]. Taopi had the largest steam-powered [[flour mill]] in southern Minnesota; it could process 300,000 [[bushel]]s of wheat each year.

The village suffered significant damage from an EF2 tornado on April 12, 2022, part of the [[April 2022 North American storm complex]]. Two noncritical injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.startribune.com/storms-inflict-heavy-damage-on-taopi-in-mower-county/600164599/|title= 'Sad to see': Tornado inflicts heavy damage on Taopi in Mower County|last= Harlow|first= Tim|date= April 13, 2022|website= |publisher= [[Star Tribune]]|access-date= April 13, 2022|quote=}}</ref>