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Taylor Township
—  Township  —
Location in Howard County
Coordinates: 40°26′04″N 86°03′07″W / 40.43444°N 86.05194°W / 40.43444; -86.05194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	30.46 sq mi (78.88 km2)
- Land	30.46 sq mi (78.88 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,536
- Density	313.1/sq mi (120.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453891

Taylor Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,536^[1].

Geography

Taylor Township covers an area of 30.46 square miles (78.88 square kilometers). The stream of Taylor Run runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Indian Heights
• Kokomo (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Center
• Hemlock
• Oakford

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Howard Township (north)
• Liberty Township (northeast)
• Union Township (east)
• Wildcat Township, Tipton County (southeast)
• Liberty Township, Tipton County (south)
• Prairie Township, Tipton County (southwest)
• Harrison Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Albright, Chandler and Poff.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 31
• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 19
• Indiana State Road 26

Library

• Kokomo-Howard County Public Library South Branch, (SWC) Center and Albright roads

Schools

• Taylor High School
• Taylor Middle School

Post Offices

• Oakford Post Office

Businesses

Hotels/Bed & Breakfasts

• Courtyard Inn, (SEC) Kentucky Drive and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Days Inn & Suites, (NEC) Albany Drive and US 31
• Holiday Inn Express, (SEC) Albany and Clinton drives (near US 31 and Alto Road)
• Super 8, Clinton Drive between Albany and Kentucky Drives (near US 31 and Alto Road)

Food

• Applebee's, (SEC) Southway Boulevard and US 31
• Arby's, (SEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Burger King, (NEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Cracker Barrel, (NEC) Kentucky and Clinton drives (near US 31 and Center Road)
• McDonald's, (SEC) Alto Road and US 31
• Outback Steakhouse, (SEC) Southway Boulevard and US 31
• Pizza Hut, (NEC) Center Road and US 31
• Starbucks Coffee, (NEC) Alto Road and US 31 (opening Summer 2008)
• Subway, (SEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)

Gas

• BP, (SEC) Center Road and US 31
• Citgo, (NEC) Center Road and CR 344 E
• Gas America, (NEC) US 31 and SR 26
• Speedway, (NEC) Center Road and US 31

Pharmacy

• CVS/pharmacy, (SEC) US 31 and SR 26

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Howard County

Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Indiana County seat: Kokomo City Kokomo Towns Greentown | Russiaville Townships Center | Clay | Ervin | Harrison | Honey Creek | Howard | Jackson | Liberty | Monroe | Taylor | Union Unincorporated communities Alto | Cassville | Center | Darrough Chapel | Guy | Hemlock | Indian Heights | Jerome | Judson | Kappa Corner | New London | Oakford | Phlox | Plevna | Ridgeway | Shanghai | Sycamore | Vermont | West Liberty | West Middleton