Taos County, New Mexico 93388 214803786 2008-05-25T10:12:33Z Highspeed 966198 add San Cristóbal {{Infobox U.S. County| county = Taos County| state = New Mexico | seal = Taos County nm seal.gif | map = Map of New Mexico highlighting Taos County.png | map size = 200| founded = | seat = [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]] | largest city = Taos | area_total_sq_mi =2205 | area_water_sq_mi =1 | area percentage = 0.07% | census yr = 2000| pop = 29979 | density_km2 =5.2538 | web = www.taoscounty.org | |}} '''Taos County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Mexico]]. As of 2000, the population was 29,979. Its [[county seat]] is [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]].{{GR|6}} ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 2,205&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (5,706.182287&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 2,203&nbsp;square miles (5,706&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 1&nbsp;square miles (3.760596&nbsp;km²) of it (0.07%) is water. The highest point in the county is the [[Topographical summit|summit]] of [[Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)|Wheeler Peak]] at 13,161 feet (4,011 m). This is also the highest point in the state of New Mexico. The county has the highest mean elevation of any U.S. county outside of [[Colorado]], even though it ranks only 22nd overall.<ref>[http://cohp.org/records/mean_elevation/mean_elevations.html Mean County Elevation Lists]</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico]] - west, south * [[Mora County, New Mexico]] - southeast * [[Colfax County, New Mexico]] - east * [[Costilla County, Colorado]] - north * [[Conejos County, Colorado]] - northwest ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 29,979 people, 12,675 households, and 7,757 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 14 people per square mile (5.2537/km²).<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=05000US35055&-search_results=01000US&-_showChild=Y&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Detailed Tables], U.S. Census Burea.</ref> There were 17,404 housing units at an average density of 8 per square&nbsp;mile (3.0500/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 63.77% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 6.59% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 24.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.95% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 57.94% of the population.{{GR|2}} There were 12,675 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.80% were non-families. 32.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 28.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $26,762, and the median income for a family was $33,995. Males had a median income of $27,310 versus $21,121 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,103. About 16.10% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Localities== ===Towns=== [[Image:TaosMtnCordova.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Taos Mountain from Los Cordovas, 1941.]] *[[Red River, New Mexico|Red River]] *[[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]] ===Villages=== *[[Questa, New Mexico|Questa]] *[[Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico|Taos Ski Valley]] ===Census-designated places=== *[[Chamisal, New Mexico|Chamisal]] *[[Peñasco, New Mexico|Peñasco]] *[[Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico|Picuris Pueblo]] *[[Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico|Ranchos de Taos]] *[[Rio Lucio, New Mexico|Rio Lucio]] *[[Taos Pueblo, New Mexico|Taos Pueblo]] *[[Vadito, New Mexico|Vadito]] ===Other localities=== [[Image:Costilla NM Plaza 1943.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The plaza of Costilla, 1943.]] *[[Amalia, New Mexico|Amalia]] *[[Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico|Arroyo Hondo]] *[[Arroyo Seco, New Mexico|Arroyo Seco]] *[[Carson, New Mexico|Carson]] *[[Cerro, New Mexico|Cerro]] *[[Costilla, New Mexico|Costilla]] *[[El Prado, New Mexico|El Prado]] *[[El Rito, New Mexico|El Rito]] *[[Las Trampas, New Mexico|Las Trampas]] *[[Llano, New Mexico|Llano]] *[[Ojo Caliente, New Mexico|Ojo Caliente]] *[[Ojo Sarco, New Mexico|Ojo Sarco]] *[[Pilar, New Mexico|Pilar]] *[[San Cristóbal, New Mexico|San Cristóbal]] ==References== <references /> {{Taos County, New Mexico}} {{New Mexico}} {{coord|36.57|-105.63|display=title|type:adm2_region:US-NM_source:UScensus1990}} [[Category:New Mexico counties]] [[Category:Taos County, New Mexico| ]] [[Category:United States counties with Hispanic majority populations]] [[ar:مقاطعة تاوس، نيومكسيكو]] [[de:Taos County]] [[es:Condado de Taos]] [[fr:Comté de Taos]] [[bpy:তাউস কাউন্টি, নিউ মেক্সিকো]] [[it:Contea di Taos]] [[nl:Taos County]] [[ja:タオス郡 (ニューメキシコ州)]] [[no:Taos County]] [[nds:Taos County]] [[pt:Condado de Taos]] [[sv:Taos County]] [[zh:陶斯縣 (新墨西哥州)]]