| Official Name: | Taylorsville, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spencer |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Karen Spencer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.36 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1256 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1381.74 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 719 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0397°N -85.3222°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 40071 |
| Area Code: | 502 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-75810 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405574 |
| Population Density Km2: | 533.27 |
Taylorsville is a home rule-class city in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the county seat of Spencer County.[2] As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 1,256. It was incorporated in 1829.
Taylorsville was founded in 1798 on the land of Richard Taylor, father of US President Zachary Taylor. Roughly 60acres of land was taken by the Shelby County Court on Taylor's motion, and soon the town was named after Taylor himself. In 1815 the town of Taylorsville was admitted to record by the Shelby County Court.[3] Spencer County was created in 1823.
William Quantrill, the famous Confederate guerrilla raider, was killed by Union troops near the town in 1865, just before the end of the American Civil War.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.9 km), all land.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,009 people, 427 households, and 234 families residing in the city. The population density was 1383.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 479 housing units at an average density of 656.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 90.09% White, 7.83% African American, 0.40% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 427 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,271, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $22,321 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,451. About 27.3% of families and 30.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.7% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
See also: List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area.
Taylorsville has a lending library, the Spencer County Public Library.[7]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Taylorsville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]