Taylor County, Kentucky

administration
Taylor County Courthouse
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Campbellsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 203 North Court Street Suite 4 Campbellsville, KY 42718-2252
Foundation :	January 13, 1848
Made up from:	Green County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	24,512 (2010)
Population density :	35.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	718 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map

Taylor County is a county in the state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Campbellsville , named after the founder Andrew Campbell . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is roughly on the geographic center of Kentucky and has an area of 718 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Marion County , Casey County , Adair County , Green County, and LaRue Counties .

history

Taylor County was formed on January 13, 1848 from parts of Green County. It was named after President Zachary Taylor .

15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 21, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	7250	-
1860	7481	3.2%
1870	8226	10%
1880	9259	12.6%
1890	9353	1 %
1900	11,075	18.4%
1910	11,961	8th %
1920	12,236	2.3%
1930	12,047	-1.5%
1940	13,556	12.5%
1950	14,403	6.2%
1960	16,285	13.1%
1970	17,138	5.2%
1980	21,178	23.6%
1990	21,146	-0.2%
2000	22,927	8.4%
2010	24,512	6.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Taylor County's old pyramid (as of 2000)

Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument close , listed in the NRHP

The John Chandler House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2000 census , Taylor County had 22,927 people in 9,233 households and 6,555 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.62 percent white, 5.06 percent African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.82 percent of the population.

Of the 9,233 households, 30.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers, 29.0 percent were non-families, 26.0 percent were single households and 12.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 10.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 88.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the city 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 was $ 15,162. 14.2 percent of families and 17.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 23.7 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 18.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Web links

Commons : Taylor County (Kentucky) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 516955. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 21, 2017.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
^ Taylor County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

37.37 -85.33Coordinates: 37 ° 22 ′ N , 85 ° 20 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 516955. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 21, 2017.

[3] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

[5] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

[6] Taylor County, Kentucky , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .