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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 Abilene is the Seat for Taylor County.

Taylor County was founded in 1858. Taylor was created by taking area from Bexar and Travis Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Taylor had a population of 138,034 people. This is an increase of 4.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 131,835 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor represented 0.52% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Taylor County:

  • Abilene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abilene is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,407 people
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  • Buffalo Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Impact
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Lawn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lawn is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawn <2>
  • Merkel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Merkel is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <2>
  • Trent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Trent is located in Taylor County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <2>
  • Tuscola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tye is located in Taylor County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <2>

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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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