Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Taft

A town of 310 people in Taylor County, Wisconsin
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Taft

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Taft?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Taft.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Taft

Explore places →
3

Know Taft

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Taft

Town in Wisconsin, United States
310Population
36.6 sq miArea
1,214 ftElevation

Taft is a town in the southwestern corner of Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Bellinger is located partially in the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

Living in Taft

Health in Taft

Compared with Wisconsin

18worse than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 10.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Family Health Center - Medford Dental CenterMedford · 25.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 54768, 54771, 54433 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Taft →

Natural hazards in Taft

36
Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Taft →

Libraries near Taft

See all →
Nearest: Western Taylor County Public LibraryGilman · 5.7 miles · 30 hrs a week
Famous people from TaftWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Taft.Meet them →

Where Taft is

Explore map →
Locator map of Taft
Wikimedia Commons · Map: The original uploader was Bumm13 at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

Wisconsin · WI · Taylor CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

How things work in Taft

All explainers →
The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Taft, WITaylor CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Taft is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01