Editing Taylor, New York

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|leader_name              = Marie A. Peri ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Taylor''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county and is east of [[Cortland, New York|Cortland]]. The population was 523 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602373220| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212151627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602373220| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Taylor town, Cortland County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref> The town is named after General [[Zachary Taylor]], later the 12th president of the United States.

== History ==
Taylor was within the [[Central New York Military Tract]]. The first settlers arrived around 1793.

The town was formed from the town of [[Solon, New York|Solon]] in 1849. By 1865, the population was 1,167.

The [[Town Line Bridge]] and [[Union Valley Congregational Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|78.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|77.7|km2|disp=flip}}  is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}  (0.41%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The eastern town line is the border of [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango County]].

[[New York State Route 26]] passes across the southeastern part of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1850= 1201
|1860= 1265
|1870= 1016
|1880= 993
|1890= 815
|1900= 762
|1910= 711
|1920= 647
|1930= 504
|1940= 531
|1950= 496
|1960= 474
|1970= 493
|1980= 481
|1990= 542
|2000= 500
|2010= 523
|estyear=2016
|estimate=495
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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, 2015}}</ref>
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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 500 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 16.6 inhabitants per square mile (6.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 216 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.00% of the population.

There were 177 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,031, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $29,444 versus $22,727 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,677.  About 8.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Taylor ==
*'''Potter Hill''' &ndash; A community in the northeastern part of the town that once included a school, cemetery and several houses, which is now part of Cuyler Hill State Forest.
*'''Solon Pond''' &ndash; A small lake near the town's center.
*'''Taylor''' &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] in the southeastern corner of the town by the town line on [[New York State Route 26|NY Route 26]]. It was once called "East Solon", "Taylorville", and "Bangall".
*'''Taylor Center''' &ndash; A hamlet adjacent to Solon Pond near the town center. It was once called "Solon Pond" after the nearby lake. The [[Taylor Center Methodist Episcopal Church and Taylor District No. 3 School]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2010.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20100806.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=August 6, 2010|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 7/26/10 THROUGH 7/30/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
*'''Taylor Valley''' &ndash; A hamlet northwest of Taylor hamlet and southwest of Taylor Center. It takes its name from a valley in the western part of the town.
*'''Union Valley''' (formerly "Dorantown") &ndash; A hamlet in the northeastern part of the town.

==Notable person==
*[[Gary Wood]] (1942–1994), [[National Football League|NFL]] quarterback for the [[New York Giants]] and [[New Orleans Saints]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://taylorny.org Town of Taylor official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040504040911/http://cortland-co.org/towns/Taylor.htm Town of Taylor] at Cortland County website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050910201850/http://cortlandbusiness.com/county/profiles/taylor.html  Information about Taylor]
* [http://www.solonpond.com Area photos, maps]
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