Taos County
Also known as Taos County, New Mexico, Taos County, NM
county in New Mexico, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Mexico
- Founded
- January 9, 1852
- Seat
- Taos
- Largest town
- Taos
- Total
- 2,204 sq mi (5,710 km )
- Land
- 2,203 sq mi (5,710 km )
- Water
- 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km ) 0.06%
- Estimate 2025
- 34,564
- Density
- 15.66/sq mi (6.045/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
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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 comprises the Taos, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area.