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

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.

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