Taos, New Mexico
Taos Plaza and the Hotel La Fonda
Location of Taos, New Mexico
U. S. Census Map
Coordinates: 36°23′38″N 105°34′36″W / 36.39389, -105.57667
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Taos
Area
- Total	5. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. This is a list of the thirty-three' counties in the US state of New Mexico. Taos County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²)
- Land	5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (13. 9 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	6,969 ft (2,124 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,700
- Density	874. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (337. 6/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	87571
Area code(s)	575
FIPS code	35-76200
GNIS feature ID	0911545

Taos (pronounced /ˈtaʊs/) is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 575 is an area code in the State of New Mexico, intended to serve the remainder of the state outside of the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Taos County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. In New Mexico, a municipality may call itself a village, town, or city (see New Mexico local government). In New Mexico a Municipality may call itself a Village, Town, or City. Taos calls itself the "Town of Taos" and was incorporated as such in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700.

Being located close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American village and tribe from which it takes its name, it is also the county seat of Taos County. Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient Pueblo belonging to a Taos ( Northern Tiwa) speaking Native American tribe of Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Taos County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. The name also refers to the nearby ski resort of Taos Ski Valley. Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine Ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The word 'Taos' means 'red willow' in the Tiwa language. Tiwa ( Spanish Tigua, also E-nagh-magh) is a group of three closely related Kiowa-Tanoan languages spoken by the Tiwa Pueblo people Many people in Taos have experienced what is termed the Taos Hum, a noise whose source and nature are a mystery for those who claim to have heard it, and for which a variety of theories have been advanced. The Hum is a generic name for a series of phenomena involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency Humming Noise not audible to all people The lore of this phenomenon has become part of the appeal of this unique community which has many quirks and urban legends.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 General Information 5.1 Government 5.2 Labor Workforce 5.3 Taos County Property Tax 5.4 The Taos Hum 5.5 Tourism Industry 5.6 Taos Visitor Center, 2001 5.7 Museum Visitation, 1999 5.8 Skier days 2000/2001 Season 6 Sister Cities 7 Notable residents 8 References 9 External links

History

Taos was established following the Spanish conquest of the Pueblo villages. The Spanish colonization of the Americas was Spain 's conquest settlement and rule over much of the Western hemisphere. Pueblos are traditional communities of Native Americans in the southwestern United States of America.

During the 1770s Taos was repeatedly raided by Comanches who at that time lived in the plains of what is now eastern Colorado. The Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose range (the Comancheria) consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Juan Bautista de Anza, governor of the Province of New Mexico, led a successful punitive expedition in 1779 against the Comanches. Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire. Santa Fe de Nuevo México (shortened to Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico, translated as New Mexico) was a province of New Spain that existed

After the U. S. takeover of New Mexico in 1847, Hispanics and Amerindians in Taos staged a mini-rebellion, known as the Taos Revolt, in which the newly appointed U. The Taos Revolt was a popular insurrection against the American occupation of present-day New Mexico in 1847 during the Mexican-American War. S. Governor, Charles Bent, was killed. Charles Bent ( November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory

Beginning in 1899, artists began to settle in Taos and created the "Taos Society of Artists". Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual In time the Taos art colony developed. The Taos Art Colony is an Art colony which began in 1898 with the visit of Bert G Many paintings were made of local scenes, especially of Taos Pueblo and activities there. Many of the artists used Native Americans from the pueblo as models in often fanciful paintings. Some of the artists' studios have been preserved and may be viewed by visitors to Taos. These include the Blumenschein House. Ernest Leonard Blumenschein 1874-1960 an American artist was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and grew up in Dayton Ohio where he was initially trained as a violinist Influential Taos artists include Nicolai Fechin, R. C. Gorman, Agnes Martin and Bill Rane. Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin (Николай Иванович Фешин 1881-1955 was a Russian - American painter Rudolph Carl Gorman ( July 26 1931 - November 3 2005) born to Carl Nelson Gorman and Adelle Katherine Brown was a Native American Agnes Martin ( March 22, 1912 &ndash December 16, 2004) was a Canadian - American painter, often referred to as

Other tourist attractions are the homes of Kit Carson, Governor Charles Bent, and Mabel Dodge Luhan, along with the Rio Grande Gorge and Taos Ski Valley. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson ( December 24, 1809 &ndash May 23, 1868) was an American Frontiersman Charles Bent ( November 11, 1799 – January 19, 1847) was appointed as the first Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory Mabel Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced LOO-hahn née Ganson ( February 26, 1879 - August 13, 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts Twenty miles northwest is the D. H. Lawrence Ranch, (originally known as the Kiowa Ranch and now owned by the University of New Mexico), the home of the English novelist, D. H. Lawrence in the 1920s. The D H Lawrence Ranch, as it is now known was the home of the English novelist D The University of New Mexico ( UNM) is a Public University in Albuquerque, New Mexico. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short It is believed that his ashes are buried there at the D. H. Lawrence Memorial. Another novelist who lived for a while in Taos was Alexander Trocchi. Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi (30 July 1925 - 15 April 1984 was a Scottish novelist Just outside of Taos in Ranchitos is the Martinez Hacienda, the home turned museum of the late Padre Antonio José Martínez. Martinez Hacienda is a Taos, New Mexico Hacienda built during the Spanish colonial era Father]] Antonio José Martínez ( January 17, 1793 &ndash July 27, 1867) was a New Mexican priest educator, publisher

Taos Plaza is, for historical reasons, one of the few places in the country where the flag may properly be displayed continuously (both day and night). The Taos Plaza is a center of shops and monuments in Taos New Mexico.

Taos is now one of the major tourist attractions in the Southwest. With its skiing and dining, and the San Francisco de Asis Church, located just to the south of the town in Ranchos de Taos, it is a major destination.

The town is attracting the attention of Hollywood with famous residents such as Julia Roberts, Val Kilmer, and Donald Rumsfeld among others.

In 1991, the PBS TV series Reading Rainbow shot its episode "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" here. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The title is based on a book by Tomie de Paola. Tomie A dePaola (Thomas Anthony dePaola (born September 15, 1934) U Harold Littlebird (born 1951) was the narrator. Dominic C. Arquero of Santa Fe is interviewed at its beginning. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico.

Geography

Taos is located at 36°23′38″N, 105°34′36″W (36. 393979, -105. 576705)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Just to the west of Taos is the Rio Grande Gorge, cutting through the basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field and crossed by the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, now a part of US Route 64. The Rio Grande Gorge runs from northwest to southeast of Taos, New Mexico, through the Basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. The Taos Plateau volcanic field is an area of extensive volcanism in Taos County New Mexico, United States. The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a Cantilever truss bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge northwest of Taos New Mexico, United States. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners

The elevation in Taos is 6,950 feet (2,118 m).

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,700 people, 2,067 households, and 1,157 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 874. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (337. 9/km²). There were 2,466 housing units at an average density of 458. 8/sq mi (177. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68. 04% White, 0. 53% African American, 4. 11% Native American, 0. 62% Asian, 0. 11% Pacific Islander, 21. 66% from other races, and 4. 94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54. 34% of the population.

There were 2,067 households out of which 27. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34. 7% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44. 0% were non-families. 37. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 18 and the average family size was 2. 87.

In the town the population was spread out with 23. 0% under the age of 18, 6. 6% from 18 to 24, 26. 4% from 25 to 44, 27. 8% from 45 to 64, and 16. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81. 3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,016, and the median income for a family was $33,564. Males had a median income of $27,683 versus $23,326 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,983. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 17. 9% of families and 23. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 24. 4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city's public schools are operated by Taos Municipal Schools which includes Taos Elementary School, Ranchos Elementary School, Arroyos del Norte Elementary School, Taos Middle School, and Taos High School. Taos High School is the public High school in Taos, New Mexico, US. Taos High School (also known as THS) is the largest High School in Taos County.

Dallas-based Southern Methodist University operates a 295 acre (1. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave 19 km²) campus at Fort Burgwin in Taos. Cantonment Burgwin (also known as Fort Burgwin) was a Fort located at 10 miles (16 km outside of Taos, Taos County New Mexico southeast of

Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico operates a community campus in downtown Taos, as well as south of town. The University of New Mexico ( UNM) is a Public University in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

General Information

Government

• Town of Taos: Manager with mayor, council, four-year terms. The current mayor (2007) is Bobby Duran.
• Taos County: Manager with five commissioners (four-year terms)
• Taos Pueblo: Sovereign government, Governor, War Chief, serving one-year terms
• Picuris Pueblo: Sovereign government, Governor serves two-year term.
• Federal Officials: U. S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D), 505-988-6647. Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr (born October 3, 1943) is the junior U Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R), 505-988-6511. Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is an American politician currently serving as a Republican Senator U. S. Rep. Tom Udall (D) 505-984-8950. Thomas Stewart Udall (born May 18, 1948) is an American politician who has represented as a member of the United States House of Representatives
• State Officials: Sen. Carlos Cisneros (D), 751-9687 Rep. Roberto Gonzales (D), 758-2674.
• County Voter Breakdown: Total Registered Voters - 18,151.

Democrats - 12,373. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Republicans - 3,161. Minority Party- 560. Independent - 2,161. An independent may be variously defined as a Voter who votes for candidates and issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or Partisanship Green Party - 696. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party

Labor Workforce

Civilian labor force - 12,638. Employed - 11,311. Unemployed - 1,327 Rate - 10. 5%

Taos County Property Tax

1/3 of full value times tax rate, which varies in different parts of county. Assessed valuations in Taos County, 1999 property tax year: $515,886,027

The Taos Hum

An on-going low frequency noise, audible only to some, is thought to emanate from this town and is consequently sometimes known as the Taos Hum. The Hum is a generic name for a series of phenomena involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency Humming Noise not audible to all people

Tourism Industry

Lodging, Taos Area, 1999. Rooms available: 305,210. Rooms Occupied: 161,466. Occupancy: 53%. Average room rate: $69. 99.

Taos Visitor Center, 2001

Walk-ins: 137,934. Watts lines: 16,762. Top states calling: Texas, California, Colorado, New York, New Mexico Top states visiting: Texas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida.

Museum Visitation, 1999

Harwood Museum: 11,519. Kit Carson Museum: 31,425. Martinez Hacienda: 18,244. Blumenschein Home: 9,332. Millicent Rogers Museum: 25,328 (2000).

Skier days 2000/2001 Season

Angel Fire: 142,816. Enchanted Forest: 4,500. Red River: 99,268. Sipapu: 14,000. Taos Ski Valley: 249,000. New Mexico: 1,092,399 [1]

Sister Cities

Taos has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Xalisco, Mexico

Notable residents

• Lynn Anderson, country/pop singer
• Ernest L. Blumenschein, founder member, Taos Society of Artists
• Kit Carson, frontiersman
• Ronald Davis, artist
• Nicolai Fechin, artist
• R. C. Gorman, artist
• Mabel Dodge Luhan, patron of the arts
• Agnes Martin, artist
• John Nichols, writer
• Julia Roberts, actress
• Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense (part-time resident)

References

External links

• Town of Taos official website
• Taos area information
• Taos Public Library official website
• Taos Art Museum official website
• Museum Association of Taos website
• Taos News - the local newspaper of Taos
• Horse Fly - the local newspaper of Taos
• Taos Chamber of Commerce
• Taos Plaza Cam - view of the historic Plaza in Taos
• Taos News - Local Newspaper

• Taos, New Mexico is at coordinates 36°23′38″N 105°34′36″W / 36.393979, -105.576705 (Taos, New Mexico)Coordinates: 36°23′38″N 105°34′36″W / 36.393979, -105.576705 (Taos, New Mexico)

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