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GEOGRAPHY Taylor is located at 34°27'57" North, 110°6'16" West (34.465762, -110.104385). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 63.7 Km&2 (24.6 Mi&2 ). 63.7 km&2 (24.6 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,176 people, 946 households, and 771 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 49.8/km&2 (129.1/mi&2). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 16.3/km&2 (42.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.98% White , 0.54% Black or African American , 5.29% Native American , 0.13% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 2.74% from Other Races , and 2.27% from two or more races. 9.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 946 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were Married Couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.81. In the town the population was spread out with 40.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,577, and the median income for a family was $36,518. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,243 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $11,918. 15.0% of the population and 13.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EDUCATION Taylor is a part of the Snowflake Unified School District . Two schools, Taylor Elementary School and Taylor Intermediate School, are located in Taylor. Snowflake Junior High School and Snowflake High School , located in Snowflake , serve Taylor. RAILROADS Taylor was once served by the Apache Railway . The tracks were constructed between 1917-1920 and extended from the Santa Fe Railway at Holbrook, Arizona to Snowflake and then via Taylor to the forests at McNary . The Snowflake to McNary line was abandoned in 1984. EXTERNAL LINKS
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