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, Wisconsin | |
| Map | |
| Map of Wisconsin highlighting Taylor County Location in the state of Wisconsin | |
| Map of the USA highlighting Wisconsin Wisconsin's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Medford |
| Largest City | Medford |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
984 sq mi (2,549 km²) 975 sq mi (2,525 km²) 9.5 sq mi (25 km²), 1.0% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.co.taylor.wi.us | |
Geography
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 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
Unincorporated communities
Taylor County, Wisconsin Media
- Logging sleigh.jpg
A crew hauling logs for the Fountain-Campbell Lumber Company in northwest Taylor County, 1909
- Mondeaux Dam.jpg
Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area, in the Chequamegon National Forest, in the north-central part of the county
- Maplehurst Wisconsin farm.jpg
Many small dairy farms are switching to corn and soybeans
- Taylor County glaciation.jpg
Maximum extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet
- Taylor County glacial map.gif
Glacial landforms of Taylor County.
- USA Taylor County, Wisconsin age pyramid.svg
2000 Census Age Pyramid for Taylor County
- Taylor County Wisconsin Welcome Sign WIS13.jpg
Welcome sign on STH 13
- Rustic Road Number 1.jpg
Rustic Road 1, north of Rib Lake
- Holy Assumption Orthodox Church Lublin Wisconsin.jpg
Pictured is Holy Assumption Church in Lublin, one of a handful of Orthodox churches in Wisconsin.
References
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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 Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, 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.