Taylor County, Wisconsin
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 19,913 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Medford.[2]
Taylor County | |
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 The Taylor County Courthouse in Medford | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 90°30′W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Seat | Medford |
| Largest city | Medford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 984 sq mi (2,550 km2) |
| • Land | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
| • Water | 9.5 sq mi (25 km2) 1.0% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,913 |
| • Density | 20.4/sq mi (7.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
Geography
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 2,311 | — | |
| 1890 | 6,731 | 191.3% | |
| 1900 | 11,262 | 67.3% | |
| 1910 | 13,641 | 21.1% | |
| 1920 | 18,045 | 32.3% | |
| 1930 | 17,685 | −2.0% | |
| 1940 | 20,105 | 13.7% | |
| 1950 | 18,456 | −8.2% | |
| 1960 | 17,843 | −3.3% | |
| 1970 | 16,958 | −5.0% | |
| 1980 | 18,817 | 11.0% | |
| 1990 | 18,901 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 19,680 | 4.1% | |
| 2010 | 20,689 | 5.1% | |
| 2020 | 19,913 | −3.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
The county has a total area of 984 square miles (2,550 km2). Of this, 975 square miles (2,530 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (0.98%) is water.
Cities, villages, and towns
Taylor County: cities, villages, towns, etc.
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Unincorporated communities
- Bellinger
- Chelsea
- Donald
- Gad (partial)
- Goodrich
- Hannibal
- Hughey
- Interwald
- Jump River
- Little Black
- Maplehurst
- Murat
- Perkinstown
- Polley
- Queenstown
- Westboro
- Whittlesey
References
- "QuickFacts: Taylor County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
Other websites
- Reminiscences and Anecdotes of early Taylor County, Arthur J. Latton's early history, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
- Taylor County official website
- Tannery Archived 2015-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, Dr. Loretta Kuse's page on early tanneries in Taylor County, with old photos.
- Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, a plat map of the county from around 1900, showing owners, homes, sawmills, schools and churches at the time, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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