Everything about Taylor County Kentucky totally explained
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. The county is named for
President Zachary Taylor. Taylor is a prohibition or
dry county.
It is represented in the
Kentucky House of Representatives by the
Republican Russ Mobley, a former
associate professor at
Campbellsville University.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 277
square miles (718
km²), of which, 270 square miles (699 km²) of it's land and 7 square miles (19 km²) of it (2.61%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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 85 people 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.
Cities and towns
Acton
Bengal
Black Gnat
Campbellsville
Elk Horn
Finley
Hatcher
Mannsville
Merrimac
Saloma
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