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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Aurora is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Browning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Browning is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Chelsea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Chelsea is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cleveland is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Deer Creek is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ford is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Gilman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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    • Gilman is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Goodrich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Goodrich is located in Taylor County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
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    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Greenwood is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Grover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Grover is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Hammel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Hammel is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
    • Holway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Holway is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jump River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Jump River is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Little Black
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Little Black is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
    • Lublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lublin is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Maplehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Maplehurst is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • McKinley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • McKinley is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Medford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Medford is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Molitor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molitor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Molitor is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Pershing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pershing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Pershing is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Rib Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Rib Lake is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Roosevelt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Roosevelt is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Stetsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Taft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Taft is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Westboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Westboro is located in Taylor County (WI)
      • 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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