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About Taylor (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Lafayette County (see below)

Time Zone: Taylor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 662

Elevation: 280 feet [85.34 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Taylor)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     450   (39.75% increase since 2010)  
2010:     322   (11.42% increase since 2000)
2000:     289

Total Area:<3>   2.94 sq. miles [7.6 km²]

Housing Units:<4>   158

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Taylor:

Lat:   34.270200°   (or 34°16'12" N)

Lon:   -89.579300°   (or -89°34'45" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Oxford South<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Taylor

GNIS ID:   2407559

FIPS State / Place Code:   28 / 72360

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Taylor)


About Lafayette County

The village of Oxford is the County Seat for Lafayette County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lafayette)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     54,019   (13.56% increase since 2010)  
2010     47,568   (22.78% increase since 2000)
2000:     38,744

Total Area:   679 sq. miles [1,759.1 km²]   - of which 6.99% is water (47.5 sq. miles [123 km²])

Housing Units:   22,729

Official Website:   https://lafayettems.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lafayette

GNIS ID:   695759

FIPS State / County Code:   28 / 071

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Taylor)


About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     2,978,227   (0.37% increase since 2010)  
2010:     2,967,297   (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website:   https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism:   https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks:   https://www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing:   https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting:   https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID:   1779790

FIPS State:   28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Taylor)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Taylor. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Taylor, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Taylor.