Taylor County, Wisconsin
32 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 20,024
- Median household income
- $69,350
- ±3,814
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 262 of 9,997 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.9%
- 6,749 of 8,046 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Taylor | 19,923 (2021) | 224 S 2nd St, Medford | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Medford | 4,312 (2021) | 639 S 2nd St, Medford | Website |
| Village of Gilman | 379 (2021) | Po Box 157, Gilman | Website |
| Village of Lublin | 117 (2021) | Po Box 1, Lublin | — |
| Village of Rib Lake | 916 (2021) | Po Box 205, Rib Lake | — |
| Village of Stetsonville | 562 (2021) | Po Box 219, Stetsonville | — |
Townships 22
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Aurora | 456 (2021) | W16678 County Road S, Stanley | — |
| Town of Browning | 915 (2021) | W3947 Lekie Ln, Medford | — |
| Town of Chelsea | 713 (2021) | W5339 Whittlesey Ave, Medford | — |
| Town of Cleveland | 221 (2021) | W14551 Shiner Ln, Gilman | — |
| Town of Deer Creek | 681 (2021) | N1478 Oriole Dr, Stetsonville | — |
| Town of Ford | 264 (2021) | W15167 Polley Ln, Gilman | — |
| Town of Goodrich | 461 (2021) | W1196 Mira Ave, Medford | Website |
| Town of Greenwood | 630 (2021) | N5758 Center Dr, Medford | — |
| Town of Grover | 213 (2021) | W11260 State Highway 64, Withee | Website |
| Town of Hammel | 709 (2021) | W7856 Perkinstown Ave, Medford | — |
| Town of Holway | 947 (2021) | N710 Oak Dr, Curtiss | — |
| Town of Jump River | 271 (2021) | N9024 Beach Dr, Sheldon | — |
| Town of Little Black | 1,155 (2021) | W7461 Cth W, Medford | — |
| Town of Maplehurst | 337 (2021) | N1183 Putnam Dr, Owen | — |
| Town of McKinley | 412 (2021) | W16179 Peaceful Ave, Sheldon | — |
| Town of Medford | 2,494 (2021) | W6944 County Road O, Medford | — |
| Town of Molitor | 310 (2021) | Po Box 35, Medford | — |
| Town of Pershing | 202 (2021) | 28755 295th Ave, Holcombe | — |
| Town of Rib Lake | 763 (2021) | N7500 Timber Dr, Rib Lake | — |
| Town of Roosevelt | 473 (2021) | W13669 Diamond Dr, Lublin | — |
| Town of Taft | 309 (2021) | N652 County Road H, Stanley | — |
| Town of Westboro | 701 (2021) | N8855 2nd St, Westboro | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 224 S 2nd St, Medford | Website |
| Chelsea Sanitary District | Sewerage | N7068 2nd St, Medford | — |
| Little Black Sanitary District 1 | Sewerage | 5560 Apple Ave, Medford | — |
| Westboro Sanitary District 1 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 42, Westboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Gilman School District
School district3 schools
325 N 5th Ave, Gilman, WI, 54433
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Medford Area Public School District
School district5 schools
124 W State St, Medford, WI, 54451
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Rib Lake School District
School district3 schools
1236 Kennedy St, Rib Lake, WI, 54470
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cadott Farmer's Market (Cadott) · Chippewa Falls Farmers Market (Chippewa Falls)
Abbotsford Farmers' Market (Abbotsford)
Merrill Area Farmers' Market (Merrill) · Tomahawk Main Street Farmers Market (Tomahawk)
Kronenwetter Farmers Market (2390 Terrebonne Drive Kronenwetter) · Mosinee Farm Market (City) · Marketplace Thursdays (Wausau)
Southern Price County Farmers' Market (Catawba) · Park Falls Farmers' Market (Park Falls) · Phillips Farmers' Market (Phillips)
Bruce Community Farmers Market (600 N Alvey St Bruce) · Rusk County Farmers Market (Ladysmith)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.