Taylor Landing is a city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. It had a population of 278 at the 2020 census. The city, formerly part of Port Arthur's

extraterritorial jurisdiction Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries. Any authority can claim ETJ over any external territory they wish. However, for the claim to be effective in the external ...

, voted to incorporate in an election held on September 10, 2005. A total of 124 votes were cast, 80 (64.5%) in favor of incorporation and 44 (35.5%) against. Taylor Landing is part of the

Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area is a three-county region in Southeast Texas. The metropolitan area shares borders with the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area to the west and the Lake Charles metropoli ...

. Despite being formerly part of Port Arthur's extraterritorial jurisdiction, residents have a

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (city ...

address.

Geography

Taylor Landing is located near the geographic center of Jefferson County west of Port Arthur in Jefferson County.

Texas State Highway 73 State Highway 73 (SH 73) is a Texas state highway that runs from Winnie through Port Arthur to near Orange. In September 2008, Hurricane Ike forced the closure of SH 73. Among other road debris left by the storm were two 20 ...

forms the southern boundary of the city, leading east to Port Arthur and west to Winnie.

City government

The Taylor Landing city government consists of a mayor and two commissioners. The mayor and commissioners serve two-year terms. The terms are staggered to prevent all commissioners from being replaced at one time. A sub-committee of the City Commission, the Public Works Committee, is responsible for operations of the city's public utility systems and streets. The committee consists of a public works director and four members all appointed by the City Commission. A City Clerk is appointed by the commission and is responsible for city financial and administrative activities. All elected and appointed officials serve without pay.

Demographics

Education

Public education in the city of Taylor Landing is provided by the

Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The district serves the city of Taylor Landing, as well as the unincorporated communities of Hamshire, ...

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Cities in Texas Cities in Jefferson County, Texas Cities in the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area {{JeffersonCountyTX-geo-stub