Taylor County, Kentucky

Taylor County
County
Entrance to Clay Hill, located along Kentucky Route 289.
Location within the U.S. state of 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
Founded	1848
Named for	Zachary Taylor
Seat	Campbellsville
Largest city	Campbellsville
Area
• Total	277 sq mi (720 km2)
• Land	266 sq mi (690 km2)
• Water	10 sq mi (30 km2)  3.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	26,023
• Estimate  (2023)	26,443
• Density	94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.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.