Taylor County, Kentucky

Taylor County
Entrance to Clay Hill, located along Kentucky Route 289.
Entrance to Clay Hill, located along Kentucky Route 289.
Map of Kentucky highlighting Taylor County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°22′N 85°20′W / 37.37°N 85.33°W / 37.37; -85.33
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1848
Named forZachary Taylor
SeatCampbellsville
Largest cityCampbellsville
Area
 • Total277 sq mi (720 km2)
 • Land266 sq mi (690 km2)
 • Water10 sq mi (30 km2)  3.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,023
 • Estimate 
(2023)
26,443 Increase
 • Density94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.taylorcounty.us

Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,023.[1] Its county seat is Campbellsville.[2] 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.[3] Taylor County was the 100th of the 120 counties created by Kentucky. The Campbellsville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Taylor County.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 37.