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Taylor County
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county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Zachary Taylor
- Seat
- Campbellsville
- Largest city
- Campbellsville
- Judge executive
- Barry Smith (R)
- Total
- 277 sq mi (720 km )
- Land
- 266 sq mi (690 km )
- Water
- 10 sq mi (26 km ) 3.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,763
- Density
- 97.8/sq mi (37.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .taylorcounty .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 26023
- Area
- 718
- Official website
- taylorcountyky.gov
- Image
- Clay Hill near Campbellsville, entrance closeup.jpg
- Households
- 9659
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- Commons category
- Taylor County, Kentucky
- inception
- 1848-01-13
- water as percent of area
- 3.8
- native label
- Taylor County
- per capita income
- 25441
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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. 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