Taylor County, Kentucky

Founding: 1848
Parent county: Green

Namesake: Zachary Taylor, U.S. president
Seat: Campbellsville (1848–)

Land area: 266 square miles

Population (2020): 26,023

Population (historic): 7,251 (1850); 8,226 (1870); 11,075 (1900); 12,047 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1920; 1930–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: 14

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 675 (6.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $472
Average outbuilding value (1930): $337
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,152
Average farm size (1920): 46.8 acres
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Campbellsville

Namesake: Andrew Campbell, owner of the city site

Founding: 1817 (platting); 1817 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 11,426

Population (historic): 446 (1860); 775 (1880); 1,341 (1900); 1,923 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 403 (8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Jonathan Cowherd House (c. 1840). 252 Beechwood Road.
2. *Jacob Hiestand House (c. 1823). 1075 Campbellsville Bypass.
3. *Gabriel Buckner Farm (c. 1820). 1472 Chaney Pike.
4. *James Caldwell Farm (1854). 105 Colonial Drive. Greek Revival.
5. *James Cowherd Farm (c. 1810). 295 Jones Road.
6. *James Sanders House (1833–1835). 7250 Old Lebanon Road. Greek Revival.
7. *Durham Sanders Farm (1829). 1251 Sanders Road. Federal.
8. *John Chandler House (c. 1810). 233 Wilcoxson Road.