Editing Taylor, Arizona

{{Short description|Town in Navajo County, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Taylor
| official_name                   = Taylor, Arizona
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| image_skyline                   = Taylor-Aguila Standifird House-1890.jpg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Aguila Standifird House-1890
| image_seal                      = 
| image_map                       = File:Navajo County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Taylor Highlighted 0472420.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Taylor in Navajo County, Arizona
| image_map1                      = 
| mapsize1                        = 
| map_caption1                    = 
| pushpin_map                     = USA
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in the United States
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Arizona}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]]
| government_type                 = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| governing_body                  = Taylor Town Council
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Shawn Palmer
| established_date                = 1878
| founder                         = James Pearce
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 84.65
| area_total_sq_mi                = 32.69
| area_land_km2                   = 84.60
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 32.66
| area_water_km2                  = 0.06
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.02
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                    = 5,761
| elevation_m                     = 
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est                  = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 3995
| population_metro                = 
| population_density_km2          = 47.22
| population_density_sq_mi        = 122.31
| timezone                        = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]
| utc_offset                      = -7
| timezone_DST                    = no [[Daylight saving time|DST]]/[[Pacific daylight time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = −7
| coordinates                     = {{coord|34|27|57|N|110|6|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 85939
| area_code                       = [[Area code 928|928]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = {{FIPS|04|72420}}
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID(s)
| blank1_info                     = 2413369<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413369}}</ref>
| website                         = [http://www.tayloraz.org/ Town of Taylor]
| footnotes                       = 
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Taylor''' is a town in [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo County]], [[Arizona]], United States. It was founded by settlers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January 1878, several months before the neighboring community of [[Snowflake, Arizona|Snowflake]]. Taylor straddles Silver Creek, flowing from the nearby [[White Mountains (Arizona)|White Mountains]] to the [[Little Colorado River]] on Arizona's [[Colorado Plateau]]. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population of the town is 4,112. The town was named for [[John Taylor (Mormon)|John Taylor]], the third president of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tayloraz.org/general-information/about-taylor/ |title=About Taylor |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=Town of Taylor |publisher= |access-date=November 4, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>

There is no postal home delivery in Taylor.  Residents within a certain radius of the Post Office who produce proof of Taylor residency are allocated a small [[PO box]] free of charge.  Residents of Snowflake have postal delivery.  Lack of postal delivery is also a problem when using services that validate postal addresses, as none will validate in Taylor.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

==Railroads==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2024}}
Taylor was once served by the [[Apache Railway]]. The tracks were constructed between 1917–1920 and extended from the [[Santa Fe Railway]] at [[Holbrook, Arizona]], to Snowflake and then via Taylor to the forests at [[McNary, AZ|McNary]]. The Snowflake to McNary line was abandoned in 1984.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|24.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Climate==
Taylor experiences a four-season climate with a warm (sometimes hot) summer, mild autumn, mild to cold winter and cool, windy spring. Typical high temperatures hover around 90&nbsp;°F (32&nbsp;°C) during July and August and 30 to 55&nbsp;°F (13&nbsp;°C) in December/January.

{{Weather box
|location = Taylor, Arizona
|single line = Y
| width = 80%
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 48.6
|Feb high F = 55.0
|Mar high F = 60.8
|Apr high F = 68.8
|May high F = 77.2
|Jun high F = 87.3
|Jul high F = 90.0
|Aug high F = 87.2
|Sep high F = 81.7
|Oct high F = 71.2
|Nov high F = 58.0
|Dec high F = 48.9
|year high F = 69.6
|Jan low F = 19.6
|Feb low F = 22.9
|Mar low F = 27.7
|Apr low F = 32.7
|May low F = 39.9
|Jun low F = 47.6
|Jul low F = 56.2
|Aug low F = 55.1
|Sep low F = 47.6
|Oct low F = 36.0
|Nov low F = 26.1
|Dec low F = 19.8
|year low F = 35.9
|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -17
|Mar record low F = -5
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 20
|Jul record low F = 27
|Aug record low F = 28
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 11
|Nov record low F = -17
|Dec record low F = -24
|year record low F= -30
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.73
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.72
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.42
|May precipitation inch = 0.59
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.33
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.75
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.44
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.25
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.93
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.89

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
|Jan precipitation days =  4.3
|Feb precipitation days =  4.4
|Mar precipitation days =  4.9
|Apr precipitation days =  2.6
|May precipitation days =  2.7
|Jun precipitation days =  2.2
|Jul precipitation days =  8.3
|Aug precipitation days =  9.4
|Sep precipitation days =  5.8
|Oct precipitation days =  4.4
|Nov precipitation days =  3.7
|Dec precipitation days =  3.9

|Jan snow inch = 2.6
|Feb snow inch = 2.9
|Mar snow inch = 2.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.1
|May snow inch = 0.3
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 1.9
|Dec snow inch = 3.8

|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|Jan snow days = 1.5
|Feb snow days = 1.1
|Mar snow days = 1.1
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 1.4
|source 1      = NOAA (extremes 1898–present)<ref name= NCDC >{{cite web
|url           = http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/az/028012.pdf
|title           = Snowflake, AZ
|publisher           = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|accessdate           = December 11, 2013
|archive-url           = https://web.archive.org/web/20140715044344/http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/az/028012.pdf
|archive-date           = July 15, 2014
|url-status           = dead
}}</ref>
|date          = December 2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1970= 888
|1980= 1915
|1990= 2418
|2000= 3176
|2010= 4112
|2020= 3995
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,176 people, 946 households, and 771 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|129.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 5.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. 9.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 946 households, out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 40.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,577, and the median income for a family was $36,518. Men had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,243 for Women. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,918. About 13.9% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Taylor is a part of the [[Snowflake Unified School District]].

Two schools, Taylor Elementary School and Taylor Intermediate School, are located in Taylor.

Snowflake Junior High School and [[Snowflake High School]], in [[Snowflake, Arizona|Snowflake]], serve Taylor.

==See also==
* [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arizona]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tayloraz.org Town website]
{{Navajo County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1878]]
[[Category:Towns in Navajo County, Arizona]]
[[Category:White Mountains (Arizona)]]
[[Category:1878 establishments in Arizona Territory]]