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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 Medford is the Seat for Taylor County.

Taylor County was founded in 1875. Taylor was created by taking area from Clark, Lincoln, Marathon and Chippewa Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Taylor had a population of 20,343 people. This is a decrease of 1.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,661 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor represented 0.36% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Taylor County:

  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aurora is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Browning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Browning is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Chelsea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Creek is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ford is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Gilman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gilman is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Goodrich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Goodrich is located in Taylor County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
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    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Grover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Grover is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Hammel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hammel is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
    • Holway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Holway is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump River is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Little Black
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Black is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
    • Lublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lublin is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Maplehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplehurst is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • McKinley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • McKinley is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Medford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Medford is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Molitor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Molitor is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Pershing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pershing is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Rib Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Roosevelt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roosevelt is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Stetsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Taft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Taft is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Westboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Westboro is located in Taylor County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 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.