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About Taylor County
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 143,208. Its county seat is Abilene. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1878. It is named for Edward Taylor, George Taylor, and James Taylor, three brothers who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Taylor County at a glance
- County seat
- Abilene
- Population
- 143,208 (2020)
- Land area
- 919 sq mi
- Founded
- 1878
Communities
Largest communities in Taylor County
- Abilene county seat125,182
- Potosi3,947
- Merkel2,471
- Tye1,176
- Tuscola850
History of Taylor County
Among first inhabitants of the area were the Penteka. In 1849, Capt. Randolph Marcy, a U. S. Army engineer, passed through, scouting out West Texas-to-California routes. The Texas Legislature established Taylor County in 1858 from Bexar and Travis Counties. The county is named for Alamo defenders Edward, James, and George Taylor. The Butterfield Overland Mail established the Mountain Pass Station at Merkel; it was in continual use until 1861. By 1872, the first cattlemen had ventured into present Taylor County. Six years later, Taylor County was organized. Buffalo Gap was named county seat. In 1880, the Texas & Pacific Railroad signed an agreement to run tracks through the future city of Abilene. Abilene was established in 1882, and named after Abilene, Kansas. Abilene became the county seat in 1883. A wagon train of 10 Baptist families arrived in the county that year.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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