Spencer County, Kentucky

Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Bullitt, Nelson, and Shelby

Namesake: Spier Spencer, Indiana soldier
Seat: Taylorsville (1824–)

Land area: 187 square miles

Population (2020): 19,490

Population (historic): 6,812 (1830); 6,188 (1860); 7,040 (1880); 7,406 (1900); 6,606 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1840s; 1870s; 1890–1920; 1930s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: One city; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 454 (6.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 27.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 38.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 27.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $978
Average outbuilding value (1930): $794
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,518
Average farm size (1920): 58.8 acres
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Taylorsville

Namesake: Richard Taylor, owner of the village site

Founding: 1799 (platting); 1817 (post office); 1829 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,256

Population (historic): 290 (1830); 537 (1880); 615 (1900); 729 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1900–1940; 1950s; 1990s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 137 (17.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. George Bourne Farm (1813). 420 Elk Creek Road. Federal. Razed.
2. Thomas Stone Farm (c. 1850). 999 Elk Creek Road. Greek Revival.
3. Van Dyke House (early 19th century). 2348 Haley Road.
4. Samuel Russell House (c. 1855). 3148 Hochstrasser Road. Greek Revival.
5. James Clark House (c. 1800/1820). 701 Old Louisville Road. Federal.
6. Aaron Simpson House (c. 1855). 4130 West River Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
7. Beechland / Jacob Yoder Farm (1804). 290 Yoder–Tipton Road. Federal/Greek Revival.

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