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Welcome to Taylor County ...

Time Zone: Taylor County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bedford is the Seat for Taylor County.

Taylor County was founded February 24, 1847 and was created by taking area from Page County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Taylor had a population of 6,121 people. This is a decrease of 3.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,322 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor represented 0.21% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Taylor County:

  • Bedford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
  • Blockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Clearfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Conway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Gravity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Lenox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <2>
  • New Market
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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