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Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,023. Its county seat is
Campbellsville Campbellsville is a city in central Kentucky founded in 1817 by Andrew Campbell. It is known for Campbellsville University, Taylor Regional Hospital health care system, its historic downtown, and the proximity to Green River Lake State Park. C ...
. Settled by people from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina after the American Revolutionary War, the county was organized in 1848 in the Highland Rim region. It is named for United States Army General Zachary Taylor, later President of the United States. Taylor County was the 100th of the 120 counties created by Kentucky. The Campbellsville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Taylor County.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.8%) is water.


Adjacent counties

* Marion County (north) *
Casey County Casey County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was formed in 1806 from the western part of Lincoln County and named for Colonel William Casey, a pioneer settler who moved his famil ...
(east) * Adair County (southeast/CST Border) * Green County (south & west/CST Border) *
LaRue County LaRue County is a County (United States), county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. Its county seat is Hodgenville, Kentucky, Hodgenville, which is best known as the b ...
(northwest)


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,927 people, 9,233 households, and 6,555 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 10,180 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.62% White, 5.06% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.18%
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or
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of any race. There were 9,233 households, out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were
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living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,089, and the median income for a family was $33,854. Males had a median income of $26,633 versus $20,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,162. About 14.20% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.


Communities

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Campbellsville Campbellsville is a city in central Kentucky founded in 1817 by Andrew Campbell. It is known for Campbellsville University, Taylor Regional Hospital health care system, its historic downtown, and the proximity to Green River Lake State Park. C ...
(county seat) * Elk Horn * Finley *
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* Hobson * Mannsville * Merrimac *
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* Spurlington * Sweenyville * Yuma


Politics

Taylor County is represented in the
Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...
by Republican John "Bam" Carney and in the state Senate by another Republican, Max Wise. In 2019, Republican Barry Smith took office as county judge. Smith unseated the
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Eddie Rogers in the
general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
held on November 6, 2018.


Education

School districts include:
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- For more detailed boundaries of the independent school districts see:
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Campbellsville Independent School District Campbellsville is a city in central Kentucky founded in 1817 by Andrew Campbell. It is known for Campbellsville University, Taylor Regional Hospital health care system, its historic downtown, and the proximity to Green River Lake State Park. Cam ...
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Taylor County School District The Taylor County School District is a public school district in Taylor County, Georgia, United States, based in Butler. It serves the communities of Butler and Reynolds. Schools The Taylor County School District has two elementary schools, on ...


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Kentucky This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Taylor County, Kentucky, Unite ...


References

{{authority control Kentucky counties 1848 establishments in Kentucky Populated places established in 1848