Taft City Hall · National Register of Historic Places
Taft’s story
122 years in pictures
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1904Taft is settled
TaftOK
A town of 172, settled in 1904.
Taft City Hall · Photo: OKJaguar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
172
2025 Census estimate · −0.6% since 2020
Median home value
$59K
Census ACS
Household income
$32K
median
Median age
54.0
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Is Taft a good place to live?
Taft has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Taft City Hall and Moton School Campus Historic District. Taft has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
172 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Taft: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Taft, and how to reach them.
PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTaft water system13 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Taft’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSecretary, Muskogee County Election BoardMuskogee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7446374463 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Taft.
6″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter30–52°
Spring50–72°
Summer69–91°
Fall50–74°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
More of Taft’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Taft: 87% of adults had a checkup this year. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Taft. By contrast, the share of adults in Taft who get no exercise outside work is 41%, above both the Oklahoma town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%).
| Taft | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 14% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 58% | 40% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
6 better11 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Taft | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.4% | 14% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18% | 25.5% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 7.2% | 3.7% |
Muskogee VA Medical Center
7.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Taft: inland flooding
In Taft, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 60 of 100, against 61 of 100 in Oklahoma’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Federal aid has come to Taft households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019. Expected losses in Taft break down as 32% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Flood insurance has paid one claim here since 2022.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
paid flood claims since 2022
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 30 attractions →USS Batfish and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taft. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
37 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
33 mi LakeEufaula Lake
35 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
37 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
35 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of ArtSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · BOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Taft
16pages on Taft
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Taft
About 2 of every 100 Taft residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Taft
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Taft is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 174 as of the 2020 Census, down from 250 in 2010. The locale began as an all-black town on land allotted to Creek Freedmen. It is named for President William Howard Taft.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- ZIP code
- 74463
Questions about Taft
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taft, OK a good place to live?
Taft has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.