Taylor Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor Creek had a population of 4,470.
Geography
The community lies along the north side of Lake Okeechobee. The area is served by US routes 98 and 441 and state routes 700 and 15.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (3.61%) is water.
History
In 1855, Taylor Creek was the site for a meeting of Seminole. The aim of the meeting was to discuss how the confederation should respond to increasing pressure from the United States government, and the result was the start of the Third Seminole War.
In October 1896, the first Euro-American settlers, Peter and Louisiana Raulerson, moved down to the area from Fort Basinger, Florida.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Taylor Creek had a population of 4,470. The median age was 53.6 years. 16.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 31.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over.
97.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,100 households in Taylor Creek, of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.6% were married-couple households, 26.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.