| Taylor, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Taylor |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.3914°N -75.7153°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lackawanna |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1790 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1893 |
| Named For: | Moses Taylor[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Loni Kavulich |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.47 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 856 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 6302 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 6282 |
| Population Density Km2: | 438.87 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1136.68 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 18517 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-76184 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Taylor is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 3miles 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]
Taylor is located at (41.391279, -75.715354).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.2sqmi, all land.
At the 2010 census there were 6,263 people, 2,631 households, and 1,650 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1204.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,791 housing units at an average density of 536.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.5% White, 1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3%.[5]
There were 2,631 households, 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.1% of households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 59.6% from 18 to 64, and 20% 65 or older. The median age was 44.6 years.
The median household income was $30,661 and the median family income was $43,611. Males had a median income of $30,238 versus $22,185 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,714. About 9.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Riverside School District in Taylor serves the boroughs of Taylor and Moosic. The mascot of the school district is the Viking, and the school colors are red and blue. The school is fairly small and graduates approximately 100 students per year. The school is said to have a rivalry with Old Forge, the neighboring school.