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 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Kentucky
borders Anderson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Bullitt County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Nelson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Shelby County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Taylorsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 1824
FIPSCode 21-213
formedFrom Bullitt County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Nelson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Shelby County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
GNISID 0512750
hasAreaCode 502
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCountyCourthouseIn Taylorsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
hasCountySeatFunction Taylorsville is the administrative center NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
isGovernedBy Spencer County Fiscal Court NERFINISHED
isLocatedOn Salt River watershed
isNamedForRoleOfNamesake Spier Spencer was a military officer killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe NERFINISHED
isPartOfStatisticalArea Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area NERFINISHED
isPredominantly rural
largestCity Taylorsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
locatedIn Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion north-central Kentucky
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Spier Spencer NERFINISHED
partOf Louisville metropolitan area NERFINISHED
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