Taft is located just north of
Corpus Christi toward
Sinton on US 181 in
San Patricio County.
Taft is part of the Corpus Christi, Texas metro area.
The town was named after Charles Taft of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co.
Two large grain elevators now serve the area farmers, who largely plant sorghum, cotton, and a limited amount of corn. Immediately after World War II Taft enjoyed a residential boom and a growth in its school system. Retail business afterward declined, but jobs opening in industry, on the ship channel, and in Corpus Christi helped keep the population stable.
The population in the city was estimated at 3,598 in 1988. In 1990 it was 3,222.