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Taylors Island, Maryland
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Taylors Island, Maryland is located in Maryland
Taylors Island, Maryland
Taylors Island, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Taylors Island, Maryland is located in the United States
Taylors Island, Maryland
Taylors Island, Maryland
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Dorchester
Area
 • Total 4.16 sq mi (10.78 km2)
 • Land 4.14 sq mi (10.73 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
3.0 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 125
 • Density 30.17/sq mi (11.65/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21669
Area code(s) 410, 443, and 667
FIPS code 24-76925
GNIS feature ID 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. 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 16 miles (26 km) 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 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.47%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 125
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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