Taos is a city in
Cole County,
Missouri
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, United States. The population was 1,150 at the
2020 census. It is part of the
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the princip ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
Taos was laid out in 1849. The city was named after
Taos, New Mexico
Taos 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 Cha ...
. A post office called Taos was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1907.
The
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and Rectory was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2016.
Geography
Taos is located in eastern Cole County on
Missouri Route M
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between
Wardsville to the west and
Schubert
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to the east.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38, ]
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 878 people, 331 households, and 249 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 340 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.7%
White
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, 0.5%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian
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, and 0.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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** Latin A ...
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
married couples
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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
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of 2000, there were 870 people, 312 households, and 238 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.66%
White
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, 0.11%
Native American, and 0.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
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
married couples
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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
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $18,481. About 0.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable person
*
Tom Henke
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former major league baseball relief pitcher known as "The Terminator"
Partnership
The German municipality
Twist
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is
twin town
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While there are early examples of inter ...
of Taos.
References
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Cities in Cole County, Missouri
Jefferson City metropolitan area
Cities in Missouri