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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 )
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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.