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Taylor, Pennsylvania
Taylor, Pennsylvania | |
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 Municipal building | |
 Location of Taylor in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | |
  Taylor Location in Pennsylvania  Taylor Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′29″N 75°42′55″W / 41.39139°N 75.71528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lackawanna |
| Settled | 1790 |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Named for | Moses Taylor[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Loni Kavulich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.20 sq mi (13.47 km2) |
| • Land | 5.20 sq mi (13.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,302  |
| • Estimate (2021)[3] | 6,282 |
| • Density | 1,136.68/sq mi (438.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18517 |
| Area code | 570 |
| FIPS code | 42-76184 |
| Website | taylorborough |
Taylor is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Scranton on the Lackawanna River. It was founded in 1790 by Cornelius Atherton. Silk manufacturing and coal mining were once practiced in the borough. Most of Taylor is built over abandoned mines. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476), accessible via the Keyser Avenue Interchange, passes through Taylor, going north to Clarks Summit and south to Philadelphia.
The population of Taylor at the 2020 census was 6,302.[3]
- ^ "History – Taylor Borough".
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
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