Editing Taos, Missouri

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Taos, Missouri
| official_name            = City of Taos
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Taos, MO.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Taos
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = Cole_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Taos_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| map_caption              = Location of Taos, Missouri
| image_map1               = 
| mapsize1                 = 
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cole County, Missouri|Cole]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Missouri|Township]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Liberty Township, Cole County, Missouri|Liberty]]
| government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityoftaos.org/contact-us.html | title=Contact Us }}</ref>
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor 
| leader_name              = Ron Walker
| leader_title1            = Clerk
| leader_name1             = Amy Juergensmeyer
| leader_title2            = Treasurer
| leader_name2             = Michelle Clark
| established_title        = Founded 
| established_date         = 1849
| named_for                = [[Taos, New Mexico]] <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 16.80
| area_land_km2            = 16.67
| area_water_km2           = 0.13
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.49
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.44
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1150
| population_density_km2   = 68.98
| population_density_sq_mi = 178.65

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 742
| coordinates              = {{coord|38|30|7|N|92|4|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 65101
| area_code                = [[Area code 573|573]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-72304<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2396031<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396031}}</ref>
| website                  = http://www.cityoftaos.org/index.html
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
}}
'''Taos''' is a city in [[Cole County, Missouri|Cole County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 1,150 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2972304|access-date=2022-01-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Jefferson City, Missouri]] [[Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Taos was laid out in 1849.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbyjamQWtScC&pg=PA27 | title=Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names | publisher=University of Missouri Press | author=Ramsay, Robert L. | year=1952 | pages=27| isbn=9780826205865 }}</ref> The city was named after [[Taos, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cole.html| title=Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=22 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071207/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cole.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}}</ref> A post office called Taos was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 September 2016}}</ref>

The [[St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Rectory]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2016.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20160401.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2016-04-01|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/21/16 through 3/25/16 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Taos is located in eastern Cole County on [[Missouri Route M]] between [[Wardsville, Missouri|Wardsville]] to the west and [[Schubert, Missouri|Schubert]] to the east.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 759
|1990= 802
|2000= 870
|2010= 878
|2020= 1150
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 878 people, 331 households, and 249 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|393.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 340 housing units at an average density of {{convert|152.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 331 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 870 people, 312 households, and 238 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|386.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 315 housing units at an average density of {{convert|139.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.66% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 312 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,333, and the median income for a family was $55,714. Males had a median income of $32,202 versus $22,356 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,481. About 0.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Tom Henke]] former major league baseball relief pitcher known as "'''The Terminator'''"

==Partnership==
The German municipality [[Twist, Germany|Twist]] is [[twin town]] of Taos.<ref name ="wwwnozde">{{cite web|title=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung|date=June 2017 |url=https://www.noz.de/lokales/twist/artikel/903028/twist-pflegt-die-freundschaft-mit-taos-in-den-usa|publisher=Newspaper article|accessdate=2021-10-16}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Cole County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cole County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Jefferson City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]