Kentucky
Kentucky is a state in the United States. Its capital is Frankfort. It touches the states of Missouri (by the Mississippi River), Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia (by the Ohio River), Tennessee and Virginia. There are many rivers in Kentucky.
| Commonwealth of Kentucky | |
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| Anthem: My Old Kentucky Home | |
 Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Part of Virginia (District of Kentucky) |
| Admitted to the Union | June 1, 1792 (15th) |
| Capital | Frankfort |
| Largest city | Louisville |
| Largest metro | Louisville[a] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andy Beshear (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Jacqueline Coleman (D) |
| Legislature | Kentucky General Assembly |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Mitch McConnell (R) Rand Paul (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 5 Republicans 1 Democrat (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,408 sq mi (104,656 km2) |
| • Land | 39,486 sq mi (102,269 km2) |
| • Water | 921 sq mi (2,387 km2) 2.2% |
| • Rank | 37th |
| Elevation | 750 ft (230 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,145 ft (1,265 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 250 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  4,505,836[2] |
| • Rank | 26th |
| • Density | 114/sq mi (44/km2) |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| • Median household income | $52,295[3] |
| • Income rank | 44th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[4] |
| Time zones | |
| eastern half | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| western half | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | KY |
| ISO 3166 code | US-KY |
| Trad. abbreviation | Ky |
| Latitude | 36° 30′ N to 39° 09′ N |
| Longitude | 81° 58′ W to 89° 34′ W |
| Website | kentucky |
| Kentucky state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Cardinal |
| Butterfly | Viceroy butterfly |
| Wildlife animal | Gray squirrel |
| Fish | Kentucky spotted bass |
| Flower | Goldenrod |
| Horse breed | Thoroughbred |
| Insect | Western honeybee |
| Tree | Tulip poplar |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Dance | Clogging |
| Food | Blackberry |
| Fossil | Brachiopod |
| Gemstone | Freshwater pearl |
| Mineral | Coal |
| Rock | Kentucky agate |
| Slogan | Kentucky Unbridled Spirit |
| Soil | Crider Soil Series |
| Other | Chevrolet Corvette (state sports car) |
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History
The first people to settle in Kentucky were Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans. African slaves worked on plantations.
Louisville the main city of Kentucky [5] until last century, was founded in the XVIII century (around 1778) by George Rogers Clark and some French colonists.
Some people call it the "Bluegrass State" because of a special kind of grass that grows there. There are also horses in Kentucky that eat this blue grass. Kentucky is very famous for its horse farms. The Kentucky Derby, a well-known horse race. It is held in the city of Louisville, which is also the largest city in the state. Other well-known places are Fort Knox, The Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Falls, Mammoth Cave, Red River gorge, and Land Between the Lakes.
Some well-known towns and cities are Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro, Bowling Green, Covington, Florence, Maysville, Georgetown, Paducah, Murray, Bardstown, Morehead, Midway, Berea, Richmond, Danville, Versailles, Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Corbin, Somerset, Ashland, and Middlesboro.
- Bowling Green: a "historic" sign indicating that Bowling Green was the Confederate capital of Kentucky was removed in August 2020.[6]
In Florence, the Boone County High School mascot was changed. The mascot for the school was Mr. Rebel, a Confederate general who stands tall in a light blue uniform, feathered cap, and English mustache. It was removed in 2017.[7]
Hodgenville, Kentucky is famous for being the birthplace of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Kentucky is also famous for KFC an American fast food chain founded by Colonel Sanders in 1930.
Louisville skyline
Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Media
Reference Map of Kentucky.
Kentucky's regions (click on image for color-coding information; contrary to the map, regions do not follow county lines and the Western Coal Field is not as extensive as indicated. The outer part of it is the Clifty Area, which contains no coal but has bituminous sandstone.)
Köppen climate types of Kentucky, using 1991–2020 climate normals.
Lake Cumberland is the largest artificial American lake east of the Mississippi River by volume.
Once an industrial area, Louisville's waterfront has thousands of trees and miles of walking trails.
Red River Gorge is one of Kentucky's most visited places.
Forest at Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area, Meade County, Kentucky
Kentucky population density map
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Related pages
Notes
- ↑ However, a portion of the larger Cincinnati metropolitan area does extend into the state.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States (2001)United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ 2020 Census Apportionment Results. census.govUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ Median Annual Household Income. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ Kentucky State SymbolsKentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Retrieved November 29, 2006.
- ↑ Kentucky Green Energy Solar Program Guide. WhatsBiomass. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ↑ Concerns spur officials to remove Confederate marker in Kentucky. WKRN. August 26, 2020. https://www.wkrn.com/news/kentucky/concerns-spur-officials-to-remove-confederate-marker-in-kentucky/.
- ↑ Reinert, Melissa (August 21, 2017). New 'Rebels' logo replaces Confederate mascot at Boone Co. High School. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/florence/2017/08/21/new-rebels-logo-replaces-confederate-mascot-boone-co-high-school/587716001/. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
Bibliography
- Channing, Steven. Kentucky: A Bicentennial History (1977).
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