Taylor County, Wisconsin

administration
Taylor County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1980
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Medford
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 224 South 2nd Street Medford, WI 54451-1811
Foundation :	1875
Made up from:	Clark County Lincoln County Marathon County Chippewa County
Area code :	001 715
Demographics
Residents :	20,689 (2010)
Population density :	8.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2550 km²
Water surface :	25 km²
map

Website : www.co.taylor.wi.us

The Taylor County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 20,689 residents and a population density of 8.2 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased slightly to 20,610. The county seat is Medford .

geography

The county is located in northwestern Wisconsin and has an area of 2550 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water.

The Black River , a left tributary of the Mississippi, has its source in Taylor County . In addition, the watershed between the catchment areas of the Mississippi tributaries Chippewa River ( Jump River , Yellow River ) and Wisconsin River ( Big Rib River ) runs through Taylor County .

The following neighboring counties border Taylor County:

Rusk County	Price County
Chippewa County		Lincoln County
	Clark County	Marathon County

history

William R. Taylor

Taylor County was formed in 1875 from parts of Clark County, Lincoln County, Marathon County and Chippewa County. It was named after William R. Taylor (1820-1909), an American politician and governor of Wisconsin.

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	11,262	-
1910	13,641	21.1%
1920	18,045	32.3%
1930	17,685	-2%
1940	20,105	13.7%
1950	18,456	-8.2%
1960	17,843	-3.3%
1970	16,958	-5%
1980	18,817	11%
1990	18,901	0.4%
2000	19,680	4.1%
2010	20,689	5.1%
2013 estimate	20,610	-0.4%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Taylor County had 20,689 people in 8,810 households. The population density was 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.32 people lived in each of the 8,810 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

23.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 44,578 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,733. 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Taylor County localities

Citys

Medford

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Marathon County}

structure

Outline of Taylor County

Taylor County is divided into 22 towns in addition to the five incorporated municipalities :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Aurora	422	55-03900
Town of Browning	905	55-10400
Town of Chelsea	806	55-14200
Town of Cleveland	268	55-15450
Town of Deer Creek	768	55-19225
Town of Ford	268	55-26425
Town of Goodrich	510	55-29837
Town of Greenwood	638	55-31600
Town of Grover	256	55-31750
Town of Mutton	713	55-32300
Town of Holway	973	55-35525

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Jump River	375	55-38627
Town of Little Black	1140	55-44900
Town of McKinley	458	55-46925
Town of Maplehurst	335	55-48925
Town of Medford	2606	55-50450
Town of Molitor	324	55-53550
Town of Pershing	180	55-62100
Town of Rib Lake	852	55-67300
Town of Roosevelt	473	55-69400
Town of Taft	430	55-78950
Town of Westboro	684	55-85450