| Official Name: | Taylorsville, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bartow, Polk |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.86 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 252 |
| Population Density Km2: | 65.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 168.90 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 34.0861°N -84.9875°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 732 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30178 |
| Area Code: | 770/678/470/943 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-75664[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0323966 |
Taylorsville is a town in Bartow and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 252 at the 2020 census, up 20.0% from 210 at the 2010 census.
Taylorsville was surveyed circa 1870 by Edward G. Taylor, and named for him.[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Taylorsville as a town in 1916.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5sqmi, all of it land.
Taylorsville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), with cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 235 | 93.25% | |
| Mixed (two or more races) | 10 | 3.96% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.38% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2 | 0.79% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 | 0.79% | |
| Asian | 0 | 0% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 0 | 0% | |
| Other | 3 | 1.19% |
As of the census of 2010, the population was 3,796. The population density was 153.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 103 housing units at an average density of 68.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 93.45% White, 4.37% African American, 0.87% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 93 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,135. None of the families and 2.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 6.1% of those over 64.
Students living in Taylorsville attend schools within the Bartow County School District.
A few students living in a portion of Taylorsville that extends into Polk County attend schools within the Polk County School District.
Floyd Primary Care Center serves residents within the Taylorsville and Rockmart area. The center also holds the Center for Diabetes of Taylorsville.
Four area hospitals serve residents of Taylorsville.
Emergency services in Taylorsville are primarily provided by the Bartow County Fire Department and EMS.
Plant Bowen is a coal-fired power station located near Taylorsville. It is approximately 14km (09miles) west-south-west from Cartersville in western Bartow County. At 3,499 megawatts, Plant Bowen has the second largest generating capacity of any coal-fired power plant in North America, and the largest in the United States; only Ontario Power Generation's Nanticoke Generating Station in Canada has more generating capacity. Plant Bowen ranked third in the nation for net generation in 2006 producing over 22,630,000 MWh. The station is connected to the southeastern power grid by numerous 500 kV transmission lines, and is owned and operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.