Taylor County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 26,023 at the 2020 census and covers 277 square miles (720 km2), centred near 37\u00b022\u2032N 85\u00b020\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Campbellsville is the county seat, and its postal code is 42718. The county holds one incorporated city, one census-designated place and more than two dozen unincorporated communities, and it sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Taylor County has 29 named places on record. Campbellsville is the only incorporated city; South Campbellsville is a census-designated place (CDP) just south of it; the rest are unincorporated crossroads and rural communities with no municipal government of their own. Kentucky counties do not use civil townships, so no township column applies here.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellsville<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 11,426<\/td>\n | 42718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Campbellsville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 42718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Acton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arista<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Atchison<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Badger<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bengal<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burdick<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Durhamtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elk Horn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Finley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hatcher<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hibernia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hobson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mac<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mannsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maple<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Merrimac<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pitman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Romine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saloma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Speck<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spurlington<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sweeneyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Rose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Willowtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wooleyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wrights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yuma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s smaller unincorporated communities have no ZIP code of their own and use a Campbellsville mailing address.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nTaylor County covers 277 square miles, of which 266 square miles are land and 10 square miles (3.8%) are water. The terrain is rolling upland drained by Robinson Creek, Pitman Creek and other tributaries that feed the Green River, which forms part of the county’s western edge. Green River Lake, immediately southeast of the county in Taylor and Adair counties, is the nearest large reservoir and a local recreation draw.<\/p>\n Taylor County borders Marion County<\/a> to the north, Casey County<\/a> to the east, Adair County<\/a> to the south, Green County<\/a> to the west, and LaRue County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Taylor County had 26,023 residents at the 2020 census, giving a density of roughly 98 people per square mile of land. Campbellsville, the county seat, is the largest community with 11,426 residents; South Campbellsville, immediately south of it, is the county’s other named place with concentrated population, though no separately verified 2020 count is on record for it here. Median household income in the county runs below the Kentucky median of $61,118, consistent with the state’s rural south-central counties generally.<\/p>\n Campbellsville University, a private university founded in 1906, is the county’s largest employer and anchors the local economy along with Taylor Regional Hospital and an Amazon fulfillment center in Campbellsville. Outside the city, farming remains part of county life, with livestock and hay operations on the rolling land between Campbellsville and the surrounding creek valleys.<\/p>\n Taylor County was organized in 1848 from parts of Green and Adair counties, the 100th of Kentucky’s 120 counties to be formed. It was named for General Zachary Taylor, hero of the Mexican-American War, who was elected U.S. President the same year the county was established. Campbellsville, the seat, marked its bicentennial as a settlement on July 4, 2017.<\/p>\n The Green River Parkway (Louie B. Nunn Parkway) and U.S. Route 68 both run through Campbellsville, connecting the county to the interstate system.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.<\/p>\n Where is Taylor County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Taylor County?<\/strong> How big is Taylor County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Taylor County?<\/strong> How many towns and communities are in Taylor County?<\/strong> |