Taylor County, Kentucky

Taylor County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,927. Its is. The county is named for. Taylor is a prohibition or.

It is represented in the by the , a former  at.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 718 (277 ). 699 km² (270 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (2.61%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,927 people, 9,233 households, and 6,555 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (85/sq mi). There were 10,180 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.62%, 5.06% or , 0.10% , 0.18% , 0.02% , 0.32% from , and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,233 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,089, and the median income for a family was $33,854. Males had a median income of $26,633 versus $20,480 for females. The for the county was $15,162. About 14.20% of families and 17.50% of the population were below the, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.