Taylor

Also known as Taylor, Michigan, Taylor, MI

city in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
County: Wayne
Organized: 1847 (Taylor Township)
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Tim Woolley
Clerk: Cynthia Bower
City: 23.63 sq mi (61.21 km )
Land: 23.62 sq mi (61.17 km )
Water: 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation: 614 ft (187 m)
Density: 2,685.0/sq mi (1,036.67/km )
Metro: 4,285,832 ( Metro Detroit )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes: 313 and 734
Fips code: 26-79000
Website: cityoftaylor .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Taylor
Population: 63409
Area: 61.212461
Elevation: 187
Official website: www.cityoftaylor.com
Image: Taylor Municipal Offices 2020.jpg
Households: 25005

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Commons category: Taylor, Michigan
postal code: 48180
inception: 1847-00-00
P8168: The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea
water as percent of area: 0.1562
per capita income: 25939

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Taylor is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 63,409 at the 2020 census. Taylor is the fifth most-populated city in Wayne County and the 17th most-populated city in Michigan.

The area was originally a civil township known as Taylor Township, which was organized in 1848 and later incorporated as the city of Taylor in 1968. Taylor is the most-populated municipality of the Downriver community, and it is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the southern border of Detroit and about 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Downtown Detroit.