Taos -- U.S. County in New Mexico Population (2000): 29979 Housing Units (2000): 17404 Land area (2000): 2203.169392 sq. miles (5706.182287 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.451974 sq. miles (3.760596 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2204.621366 sq. miles (5709.942883 sq. km) Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 36.527237 N, 105.648564 W Headwords: Taos Taos, NM Taos County Taos County, NM