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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
Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Taylorsville. The county was founded in 1824 and named for Spier Spencer.
Spencer County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Taylorsville Lake, located primarily within Spencer County, serves as a major economic resource for the area. Spencer was a dry county until 2009 when the county's residents voted to overturn the ban on alcohol sales. From 2000 to 2005, Spencer County ranked 19th out of all U.S. counties in percent growth, with a 33% increase.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1824 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1830 | 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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1830 | 6,812
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1840 | 6,581
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1850 | 6,842
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1860 | 6,188
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1870 | 5,956
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1880 | 7,040
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1890 | 6,760
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1900 | 7,406
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1910 | 7,567
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1920 | 7,785
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1930 | 6,606
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1940 | 6,757
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1950 | 6,157
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1960 | 5,680
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1970 | 5,488
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1980 | 5,929
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1990 | 6,801
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Spencer County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyspencekyspenc.htm
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