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Notable locations in Taos: Cruz Alta Plaza (A), La Loma Plaza Historic District (B), Saint Vrains Mill Site (C), Harwood Foundation of the University of New Mexico Historic Site (D), Carson Forest Service Station (E), Carson Supervisors Office (F), Taos Ranger Station (G), Taos Weather Station (H), Vigil Torreon House Historic Site (I), Governor Bent House Historic Site (J), Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site (K), Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site (L), Kit Carson Memorial Foudation Historical Research Library (M), Kit Carson House Historic Site (N), Kit Carson Historic Museum (O), Fechin House (P), E Martin House and Studio District (Q), Millicent Rogers Museum (R), Stables Art Center of the Taos Art Association (S), Taos County Courthouse Historic Site (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Taos include: Morada de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Historic Site (A), The Church of Latter Day Saints (B), Good News Christian Fellowship Church (C), Calvary Chapel (D), First Brethren Church (E), Taos Indian Baptist Church (F), Taos Church of Christ (G), Spanish Baptist Church (H), Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pacheco Cemetery (1), Sierra Vista Cemetery (2), Kit Carson Cemetery (3), Graham Cemetery (4), LaLoma Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Taos include: Kit Carson Memorial State Park (1), Kit Carson State Park Cemetery Historical Marker (2), Taos Historical Marker (3), Taos Canyon Historical Marker (4), Taos Plaza End of the Camino Real (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Taos Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: El Rincon Trading Post and Museum (114 Kit Carson Road), Blumenschein Home & Museum (222 Ledoux Street), Taos Art Museum & Fechin House (227 Paseo Del Pueblo Nor), Kit Carson Home & Museum Inc (113 Kit Carson Road), Harwood Museum of Art (238 Ledoux Street), Hacienda de Los Martinez (Museums; Lower Ranchitos Road), Libraries-Public - Taos (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 402 Camino De La Placita), Valerie Graves Art Gallery (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 117 Kit Carson Road), Southwest Research Center of Northern New Mexico (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 238 Ledoux Street).
Hotels: Taos Mountain Inn (13 West Road), La Dona Luz Inn (Ip) (114 Kit Carson Rd), Quail Ridge Inn Resort (Taos Ski Valley Road), Taos Central Reservations (919 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur), LA Dona Luz Inn (114 Kit Carson Road), Adobe Inn of Taos (109 Quesnel Street), Sagebrush Inn (Ip) (1508 Paseo Del Pueblo), Touchstone Bed & Breakfast (110 Mabel Dodge Lane), Taos Hacienda Inn (Po Box 5751).
Courts: Town Of Taos - Town Hall- Fire- Municipal Court Clerk (400 Camino De La Placita), Taos County - District Judge Eighth Judicial District- Nelson Peggy J District J (105 Albright Street Suite F), New Mexico State - Courts- Taos County Magistrate Court- District 1 (920 Salazar Road).
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Taos County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Taos and their reported violations in the past:
WILD RIVERS CHIFLO (BLM) (Population served: 10000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-10-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
CANON MDWCA (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
SANTA CRUZ RECREATION AREA (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
LA LOMITA TRAILER PARK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-09-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2000)
PLAZA DE RETIRO (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-02-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2000)
SIERRA VILLAGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
WILD RIVERS HEADQUARTERS (BLM) (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-24-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-15-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-23-2000), St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
TAOS JUNCTION CAMPGROUND/RIO GRANDE BLM (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Taos that have no violations reported:
- TAOS SPA AND COURT CLUB (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TEQUILAS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SUSANS GRILL (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- VILLA FONTANA (Population served: 66, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SANTA BARBARA CAMPGROUND USFS CARSON (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TAOS VALLEY RV PARK (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TAOS INN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: |  23.1% | | Whole state: |  18.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Taos, NM
People in group quarters in Taos
- 139 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
Taos compared to New Mexico state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Taos (2009 data):
- Peoples Bank: Plaza Branch, Taos Peoples Branch, Taos Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $368.2 mil, Deposits: $311.2 mil, headquarters in Lawrence, KS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Winter Trust Of 12/3/74
- First Community Bank: Taos Southside at 1021 South Santa Fe Road, branch established on 1978-12-20; at 120 West Plaza, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2007-03-14: Bank assets: $3,440.9 mil, Deposits: $2,524.5 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 60 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorporation
- Centinel Bank of Taos: Northside Branch at 707 Passeo Del Pueblo Norte, branch established on 1977-10-13; Centinel Bank Of Taos at 512 Paso Del Pueblo Sur, branch established on 1969-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $151.4 mil, Deposits: $137.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Centinel Bank Shares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Taos, New Mexico
- Don Fernando De Taos Hotel, 1005 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-4444, Fax: (505) 758-0055
- Quality Inn, 1043 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-2200, Fax: (505) 758-9009
- Rancho Ramada Taos, PO Box 6257, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-2900, Fax: (505) 758-1662
- Sagebrush Inn, 0, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-2254, Fax: (505) 758-5077
- Sonterra Condominiums, PO Box 5244, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-7989
- Taos Super 8 Motel, 1347 S Santa Fe Rd, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-1088, Fax: (505) 758-2685
- Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza, 233 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (505) 758-4293, Fax: (505) 758-4293
- Sagebrush Inn, 1508 Paseo Del Peublo Sur, Taos, NM 87571, Phone: (575) 758-2254, Fax: (575) 758-5077
- 9 other hotels and motels
All 17 fire-safe hotels and motels in Taos, New Mexico
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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2004 Presidential Election results in Taos County New Mexico:
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Religion statistics for Taos
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.80%
| Here | | 69.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 85.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 7.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 7.4% |
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| Name | Pentecostal Church of God | Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 16.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics
Number of grocery stores: 7
| This county: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Taos County: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| This county: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 55
| Taos County: | 17.46 / 10,000 pop. | | New Mexico: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 5.9% | | New Mexico: | 6.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.7% | | New Mexico: | 22.1% |
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
11 | $36,234 | $39,528 | 1 | $1,581 |
| Other Government Administration |
27 | $80,495 | $35,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $21,598 | $43,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
21 | $64,981 | $37,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
21 | $44,010 | $25,149 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $20,306 | $40,612 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
16 | $35,748 | $26,811 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
1 | $3,183 | $38,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $3,222 | $38,664 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
11 | $18,137 | $19,786 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $9,623 | $28,869 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $13,891 | $23,813 | 3 | $2,032 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
5 | $11,647 | $27,953 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $8,394 | $20,146 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
11 | $18,521 | $20,205 | 3 | $2,554 |
| Local Libraries |
11 | $22,191 | $24,208 | 1 | $934 |
| Other and Unallocable |
11 | $26,437 | $28,840 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
175 | $438,618 | $30,077 | 8 | $7,101 |
Taos government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,092,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,239,000
Sewerage: $1,089,000
All Other: $168,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,569,000
Police Protection: $1,188,000
General - Other: $1,070,000
Financial Administration: $898,000
Sewerage: $886,000
Solid Waste Management: $730,000
Regular Highways: $631,000
Water Utilities: $487,000
Parks & Recreation: $371,000
Libraries: $356,000
Fire Protection: $304,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $142,000
Housing & Community Development: $135,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $135,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $400,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,638,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,675,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,835,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,576,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $840,000
Water Utilities: $62,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $594,000
General Revenue, NEC: $582,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,798,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $746,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $989,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,740,000
Highways: $188,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,935,000
Other Selective Sales: $814,000
Property: $416,000
Public Utilities: $280,000
NEC: $180,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,247,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $245,000
7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,143 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.16% | | New Mexico average: | 7.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,238 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.58% | | New Mexico average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Taos:
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
- KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
- KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Taos:
- KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K264AE (100.7 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K216CT (91.1 FM; EAGLE NEST, NM; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
- KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
- K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
- KRZA (88.7 FM; ALAMOSA, CO; Owner: EQUAL REPRESENTATION/MEDIA ADVOCACY)
- K220AV (91.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NM)
- KRDR (90.1 FM; RED RIVER, NM; Owner: RED RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- K212EG (90.3 FM; QUESTA, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION OF ALBUQUERQUE)
- KSFQ (101.1 FM; WHITE ROCK, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KZNM (106.7 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
- KQBA (107.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: HUTTON MEDIA, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Taos:
- K21FD (Channel 21; TAOS, ETC., NM; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K33BN (Channel 33; TAOS, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
- K06LE (Channel 6; TAOS, NM; Owner: KOB-TV, LLC)
- K08KX (Channel 8; TAOS, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- K58DW (Channel 58; TAOS, NM; Owner: SON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K44CZ (Channel 44; PENASCO, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
- K06FT (Channel 6; PENASCO, NM; Owner: PENASCO SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Taos, New Mexico:
- Fatal accident count: 38
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 54
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 44
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 100
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
New Mexico average:
- Fatal accident count: 129
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 184
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 54
- Fatalities: 141
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 352
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21
See more detailed statistics of Taos fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 15
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total costs: $3,106,000
Total average daily traffic: 144,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,069
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 181,278
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 6
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Taos, NM
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Taos, NM
Taos on our top lists:
- #20 (87571) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most museums in 2005"
- #41 (87571) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking other language at home (pop 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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