Spencer County, Kentucky

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Spencer County, Kentucky is a predominantly rural county in north-central Kentucky known for its small-town communities and proximity to the Louisville metropolitan area.

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Spencer County, Kentucky canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Kentucky
borders Anderson County, Kentucky
Bullitt County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky
country United States
countySeat Taylorsville, Kentucky
dateEstablished 1824
FIPSCode 21-213
formedFrom Bullitt County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky
GNISID 0512750
hasAreaCode 502
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCountyCourthouseIn Taylorsville, Kentucky
hasCountySeatFunction Taylorsville is the administrative center
hasFeature small-town communities
hasGovernmentType county government
hasLandUse agricultural land
residential rural communities
hasOfficialWebsite https://spencercounty.ky.gov/
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities agriculture
commuting to Louisville metropolitan jobs
hasProximityTo Louisville, Kentucky
isGovernedBy Spencer County Fiscal Court
isLocatedOn Salt River watershed
isNamedForRoleOfNamesake Spier Spencer was a military officer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
isPartOfStatisticalArea Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
isPredominantly rural
largestCity Taylorsville, Kentucky
locatedIn Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky

United States
locatedInRegion north-central Kentucky
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Spier Spencer
partOf Louisville metropolitan area
postalAbbreviation KY
state Kentucky
usesDaylightSavingTimeZone UTC−04:00
usesTimeZone UTC−05:00

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Jefferson County, Kentucky borders Spencer County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky borderedBy Spencer County, Kentucky
Bullitt County, Kentucky borderedBy Spencer County, Kentucky
Salt River flowsThrough Spencer County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky borderedBy Spencer County, Kentucky
Nelson County borders Spencer County, Kentucky
Anderson County, Kentucky borderedBy Spencer County, Kentucky
Salt River (Kentucky) flowsThrough Spencer County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 44 servesCounty Spencer County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 44 traverses Spencer County, Kentucky
Louisville metropolitan area includesCounty Spencer County, Kentucky
Henry County, Kentucky borderedBy Spencer County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 55 locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Spencer County, Kentucky
Kentucky Route 53 locatedInAdministrativeEntity Spencer County, Kentucky
Spencer County, Indiana namedAfter Spencer County, Kentucky
Taylorsville Lake locatedIn Spencer County, Kentucky
subject linked to: Taylorsville Lake (partial)