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Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,061.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21215.html )〕 Its county seat is Taylorsville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The County was founded in 1824〔http://www.kyenc.org/entry/s/SPENC02.html〕 and named for Spier Spencer. Spencer County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Taylorsville Lake, located primarily within Spencer County, serves as a major economic resource for the area. Spencer was a dry county until 2009 when the county's residents voted to overturn the ban on alcohol sales. From 2000 to 2005, Spencer County ranked 19th out of all U.S. counties in percent growth, with a 33% increase.〔(U.S. Census Bureau )〕 ==History== Spencer County was formed in January 1824, by the 32nd Kentucky General Assembly. The land that now makes up Spencer County was taken from Bullitt County, Shelby County, and Nelson County. Spencer County became Kentucky's 77th county. The county was named for Kentucky's Captain Spier Spencer, who fought and died in the Battle of Tippecanoe. Later that year, in December 1824, Taylorsville was made the county seat. In 1829, the city was incorporated.〔(Spencer County History )〕 During the American Civil War, the courthouse at Taylorsville was burned by Confederate guerrillas in January 1865, but the county's records were saved.〔(KY:Historical Society - Historical Marker Database - Search for Markers )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spencer County, Kentucky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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