Taos Pueblo is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Taos County
Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,489. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory.
Taos County compri ...
,
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
, United States, just north of
Taos
Taos or TAOS may refer to:
Places
* Taos County, New Mexico, United States
** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico
*** Taos art colony, an art colony founded in Taos, New Mexico
** Taos Pueblo, a Native American ...
. The population was 1,264 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Taos Pueblo is located at (36.448735, -105.553979).
Rio Pueblo de Taos
The Rio Pueblo de Taos, also known as Rio Pueblo, is a stream in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, that a tributary of the Rio Grande. From its source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains it flows about ,Calculated in Google Earth generally ...
passes through Taos Pueblo.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.5 km), all land.
Culture and history
Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a
World Heritage Site
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by
UNESCO
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and a
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...
.
The multi-storied
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos language, Taos-speaking (Tiwa languages, Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan peoples, Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. T ...
adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.
Demographics
As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 1,264 people, 441 households, and 316 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 682 housing units at an average density of .
The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.93%
White
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, 95.02%
Native American, 0.40%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.32% from
other races, and 1.34% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino people of any race were 4.11% of the population.
Age
There were 441 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
Income
The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,682, and the median income for a family was $23,867. Males had a median income of $19,861 versus $18,333 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $10,002. About 27.4% of families and 31.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 38.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is within
Taos Municipal Schools
Taos Municipal Schools (TMS) or Taos Municipal School District (TMSD) is a school district based in Taos, New Mexico, United States. Taos Municipal Schools has a total area of . The school district has a total of six schools. The district has on ...
, which operates
Taos High School
Taos High School, founded in 1917, is the public high school in Taos, New Mexico, United States. A part of the Taos Municipal Schools school district, is located outside of Taos Pueblo, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
The distri ...
.
The
Bureau of Indian Education
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior under the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs that directs and manages education functions. Formerly known as the Office of Indian Education Programs ...
-operated
Taos Day School
Taos Day School is a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated K-8 school, located in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.
History
In 1996 the school established a pen pal program for indigenous students worldwide, using the internet, in conjunction with t ...
is in Taos Pueblo.
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See also
*Ancestral Puebloans
The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as Ancestral Pueblo peoples or the Basketmaker-Pueblo culture, were an ancient Native American culture of Pueblo peoples spanning the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southe ...
*Puebloan peoples
The Pueblo peoples are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Among the currently inhabited Pueblos, Taos, San Ildefonso, Acoma, Zuni, and Hopi are some of the ...
References
External links
*
Indianpueblo.org—Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Taos Pueblo
unesco.org: Taos Pueblo
— ''UNESCO World Heritage Centre''.
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Census-designated places in Taos County, New Mexico
Census-designated places in New Mexico
Taos Pueblo