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History · Taylortown

Taylortown was first counted by the census in 1990

Most of Taylortown was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1948 on and the census since 1990.

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How Taylortown began

When was Taylortown founded?

1990

Taylortown first appears in the census in 1990.

First census: 543 in 19902020 census: 63436 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Taylortown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Taylortown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Taylortown’s history is told.

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The story so far

Taylortown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Taylortown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Taylortown is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 634 as of the 2020 census, down from 722 in 2010. It is bordered by nearby Pinehurst.

Its first post office opened in 1990. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 722 to 634 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Taylortown on the map, 1948 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Taylortown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Taylortown on the 1948 USGS mapTaylortown on the 1950 USGS mapTaylortown on the 1976 USGS mapTaylortown on the 1984 USGS map1948Southern Pines sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Taylortown.

People over time

Taylortown, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 845

Between 543 and 845 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Taylortown’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Taylortown

Nobody well known was born in Taylortown itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Vince McMahonAmerican professional wrestling promoter · b. 1945
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Jeff HardyAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1977
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Matt HardyAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1974
Charles E. Brady Jr.American astronaut · b. 1951
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William H. McRavenUnited States admiral · b. 1955
Eric MaynorAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Taylortown’s history

What year was Taylortown founded?

The Taylortown post office opened in 1990, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.