About Taos
Taos is a small town in central Missouri with an estimated population of 1,175.
Taos holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 183 residents per square mile.
📰 Taos News Today
- Taos celebrates country’s 250th birthday with bigger, better SkyFest Jefferson City News Tribune · Jun 28
- Obituary information for Sharon A. Vieth Millard Family Chapels · Feb 18
- Stanley August Verslues Trimble Funeral Homes · Jan 2
- Missouri to Taos at a donkey's pace taosnews.com · Jun 4
- Taos Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
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What Makes Taos Unique
- Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Museum of Missouri Military History · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMissouri
TypeCity
Population (2024)1,175
Rank in state#318 of 938
Land area6.43 sq mi
Density183/sq mi
Coordinates38.5001, -92.0921