Taylors Island, Maryland Explained

Official Name:Taylors Island, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Taylors Island
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maryland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Dorchester
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.78
Area Land Km2:10.73
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:4.16
Area Land Sq Mi:4.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:125
Population Density Km2:11.65
Population Density Sq Mi:30.17
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:0.9
Coordinates:38.4689°N -76.2989°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21669
Area Code:410, 443, and 667
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-76925
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:591395

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

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 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 10.8km2, of which 0.05sqkm, or 0.47%, is water.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Taylors Island CDP, Maryland. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 29, 2015.