Taylors Island, Maryland

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Taylors Island, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Taylors Island
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Taylors Island
Taylors Island (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′8″N76°17′56″W / 38.46889°N 76.29889°W / 38.46889; -76.29889
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
County Flag of Dochester County, Maryland.png Dorchester
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.16 sq mi (10.78 km2)
 • Land4.14 sq mi (10.73 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
3.0 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
125
 • Density30.2/sq mi (11.65/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21669
Area codes 410, 443, and 667
FIPS code 24-76925
GNIS feature ID591395 [2]

Taylors Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, [2] in the state's Eastern Shore region. The population was 173 at the 2010 census. [3] It is known for hunting, crabbing and fishing. Ridgeton Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [4] Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church and Grace Episcopal Church Complex were listed in 1979. [4]

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Geography

Taylors Island is in western Dorchester County on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. It is separated from the mainland on the east by Slaughter Creek. Maryland Route 16 leads northeast from Taylors Island 16 miles (26 km) to Cambridge, the Dorchester County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Taylors Island CDP occupies the central, northern, and western parts of the island. The CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.47%, is water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 173—
2020 125−27.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Taylors Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Taylors Island CDP, Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 29, 2015.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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