Taylor

History

The city of Taylor traces its origins back to when it was originally part of Ecorse Township to the west. At this time the land was mostly rural farm land with little development. Many residents in the western portion of the township found that they lived too far away to participate in the civic affairs and functions of the township. Because of this, the residents petitioned to form a separate community. The petition was granted in 1847 and the new community was named Taylor Township. a hero of the Mexican–American War who would go on to serve as the twelfth president of the United States. A small train station was built in 1876 after the Wabash Railroad built a railroad line through Taylor Township. George E Hand sold the right-of-way through his land and the station was named after him. The area to some locals became known as "Hand Corners". The original station was destroyed in a fire in 1965 however a near replica was built at Heritage Park. In 1882, German settlers in Taylor built the West Mound United Methodist Church on Eureka Road. The church sat located on Eureka Road until 1994 when it was sold to the city and relocated to Heritage Park. The church had a major fire in 2020 while construction work was being done. In 1954, the first American Bektashi Sufi lodge with significant support from the Albanian-American community of the Detroit area. On November 8, 1966, citizens voted in favor of the township becoming the City of Taylor, however the city would not be officially incorporated until March 6, 1968, when the city's charter was officially approved by then governor George W. Romney a few years after the city's founding. President Bill Clinton attended the commemoration ceremony for the new Department of Public works building grand opening in 1996.…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.13%) is water. Taylor has continental climate, meaning that it has cold winters and humid summers like many other places in the Great Lakes region. Taylor's climate is unsurprisingly close to that of Detroit. * travels through the southeast corner of the city between Racho and Allen Roads. * runs east–west through the northern part of the city between Van Born and Ecorse Roads. *, which is Telegraph Road, runs north–south through the city center, acting as the main thoroughfare in the city. *Eureka Road is an important east–west artery in the city, which holds Taylor's shopping district and intersects I-75. *Van Born Road forms the northern border of Taylor, shared with Dearborn Heights. Just east of Taylor's city limits, the road curves north and becomes Southfield Freeway. *Goddard Road runs east–west through the center of the city and holds Taylor's municipal buildings near its intersection with Telegraph. *Northline Road runs east–west a mile south of Goddard and holds Wayne County Community College, as well as the southern entrance to the Heritage Park *Allen Road and Pelham Road both form Taylor's eastern border. Allen Road travels north–south as Taylor's border with Southgate and then veers north-east into Allen Park, at which point Taylor's border with Allen Park becomes Pelham Road. *Inkster Road and Pennsylvania Road form Taylor's western and southern borders, respectively. The City of Taylor is bordered by seven other communities.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  22,851
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,448
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,304
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,010
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,696
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16,078
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15,225
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,623

Largest nearby schools

• Fordson High School
  High · DEARBORN · 2,339 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• Dearborn High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,969 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Star International Academy
  Other · DEARBORN HEIGHTS · 1,698 students · 20:1 ratio
• Edsel Ford High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,639 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• John Glenn High School
  High · WESTLAND · 1,542 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Taylor High School
  High · TAYLOR · 1,394 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Lincoln Park High School
  High · LINCOLN PARK · 1,367 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Wayne Memorial High School
  High · WAYNE · 1,361 students · 18.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 3.2 — 2020-08-21
  2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan
• M 3.4 — 2018-04-20
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