Spencer County, Kentucky

Spencer County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,061.[1] Its county seat is Taylorsville.[2] The county was formed in 1824[3] and named for Kentucky's Captain Spier Spencer, who fought and died in the Battle of Tippecanoe.[4]

Spencer County, Kentucky
Map
Map of Kentucky highlighting Spencer County
Location in the state of Kentucky
Map of the USA highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1824
Seat Taylorsville
Largest City Taylorsville
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

192 sq mi (497 km²)
187 sq mi (484 km²)
5.0 sq mi (13 km²), 2.6
Population
 -  Density


Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.spencercountyky.gov
Named for: Spier Spencer

References

  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. JOHN E. KLEBER, ed. (2000). "The Kentucky Encyclopedia". www.kyenc.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 37.