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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 24,512. Its county seat is Campbellsville. The county is named for President Zachary Taylor, who served from 1849 to 1850. Taylor is a moist county in that selected restaurants can serve alcoholic beverages.
The Campbellsville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Taylor County.
It is represented in the Kentucky House of Representatives by the Republican John "Bam" Carney, an educator. Carney in 2009 succeeded fellow Republican Russ Mobley, a retired associate professor of theatre arts at Campbellsville University, in the position.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 7,250
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| 1860 | 7,481
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| 1870 | 8,226
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| 1880 | 9,259
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| 1890 | 9,353
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| 1900 | 11,075
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| 1910 | 11,961
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| 1920 | 12,236
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| 1930 | 12,047
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| 1940 | 13,556
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| 1950 | 14,403
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| 1960 | 16,285
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| 1970 | 17,138
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| 1980 | 21,178
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| 1990 | 21,146
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ky/taylor/taylor.html
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