Taylor County, Kentucky

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

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.8%) is water.

Taylor County has a geographic boundary shaped like a heart, and also claims to be the geographic center of Kentucky. It includes a fabled center marker of Kentucky, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey magnetic station marker placed in Taylor County circa 1916 which in time since has been regarded by citizens as the geodetic center of the state. Information on this marker is currently not available in federal databases. The claim to the geographic center of Kentucky is disputed by surrounding counties in part due to the planar methods used to initially determine the geographic centers of the states.

The American Civil War skirmish, The Battle of Tebbs Bend, was fought in Taylor County.

Adjacent counties

Marion County (north)
Casey County (east)
Adair County (southeast/CST Border)
Green County (south & west/CST Border)
LaRue County (northwest)

Demographics

Elected officials

{| class=wikitable

| colspan="3" |Elected officials as of January 3, 2025

! scope=row|U.S. House

| |James Comer (R)

| |

! scope=row|Ky. Senate

| |Max Wise (R)

| |16

! scope=row|Ky. House

| |Michael Sarge Pollock (R)

| |51

Education

School districts include:

Campbellsville Independent School District
Taylor County School District