Taylor County | |
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Coordinates: 45°13′N 90°30′W / 45.21°N 90.5°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
Founded | 1875 |
Seat | Medford |
Largest city | Medford |
Area | |
• Total | 984 sq mi (2,550 km2) |
• Land | 975 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
• Water | 9.5 sq mi (25 km2) 1.0% |
Population | |
• Total | 19,913 |
• Estimate (2023) | 20,058 |
• Density | 20.4/sq mi (7.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,913.[1] Its county seat is Medford.[2] It is mostly rural, lying roughly where corn and dairy farms to the south give way to forest and swamp to the north.[3]