Taylor County, Kentucky
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| Taylor County, Kentucky | |
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1848 |
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| Seat | Campbellsville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
277 sq mi (717 km²) 270 sq mi (699 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 2.61% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
22,927 85/sq mi (33/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.taylorchamber.com | |
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Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 22,927. Its county seat is Campbellsville[1]. The county is named for President Zachary Taylor, who served from 1849 to 1850. Taylor is a prohibition or dry county, except for restaurants in the city of Campbellsville that seat at least 50 patrons and derive at least 70% of their revenue from food sales (with "food" also including non-alcoholic beverages). The governing Kentucky statute prohibits licensed restaurants from having dedicated bars, and mandates that the beverages be sold in conjunction with a meal.
The Campbellsville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Taylor County.
It is represented in the Kentucky House of Representatives by the Republican John "Bam" Carney, an educator. Carney in 2009 succeeded fellow Republican Russ Mobley, a retired associate professor of theatre arts at Campbellsville University, in the position.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 277 square miles (717 km2), of which 270 square miles (699 km2) is land and 7 square miles (18 km2) is water.
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Marion County (north)
- Casey County (east)
- Adair County (southeast)
- Green County (south & west)
- LaRue County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 7,250 |
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| 1860 | 7,481 | 3.2% | |
| 1870 | 8,226 | 10.0% | |
| 1880 | 9,259 | 12.6% | |
| 1890 | 9,353 | 1.0% | |
| 1900 | 11,075 | 18.4% | |
| 1910 | 11,961 | 8.0% | |
| 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% | |
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As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 22,927 people, 9,233 households, and 6,555 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 per square mile (33 /km2). There were 10,180 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (15 /km2). The racial makeup of the county was 93.62% White, 5.06% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 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 Latino 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 married couples 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.
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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