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The Kentucky Almanac: a WikiProject Kentucky production in the spirit of The Wikipedia Almanac


Governance

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Kentucky is a Commonwealth state presently governed by Steve Beshear from its capital, Frankfort.

State government

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See Category:Government of Kentucky

National Representation

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109th United States Congress

U.S. Congressional Delegation from Kentucky

U.S. Senate

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Current Senators:

List of United States Senators from Kentucky

U.S. House of Representatives

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Districts 1 through 6 - Representatives:

Counties by District

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Category:Congressional districts of Kentucky

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Kentucky_Congressional_Districts:

1st District

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1st district counties: Adair | Allen | Ballard | Butler | Caldwell | Calloway | Carlisle | Casey | Christian | Clinton | Crittenden | Cumberland | Fulton | Graves | Henderson | Hickman | Hopkins | Livingston | Logan | Lyon | Marshall | McCracken | McLean | Metcalfe | Monroe | Muhlenberg | Russell | Simpson | Todd | Trigg | Union | Webster

2nd District

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2nd district counties:

3rd District

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3rd district counties:

4th District

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4th district counties:

5th District

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5th district counties:

6th District

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6th district counties:

Obsolete Districts

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Districts 7 through 13 are obsolete

Demographics

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2000 Census|

Kentucky ranks 23rd in population density among U. S. states with 101.7 persons per square mile.

See Demographics of the United States

Population centers

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The following table shows metropolitan areas in and adjacent to Kentucky. Note that most of these areas share their populations with other states.

Kentucky metropolitan areas from U.S. list
US Rank Metropolitan Statistical Area State(s) and/or Territory 1 July 2004
Population Estimate
25 Cincinnati-Middletown OH-KY-IN 2,058,221
43 Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN 1,200,847
109 Lexington-Fayette KY 424,661
137 Evansville IN-KY 348,454
156 Huntington-Ashland WV-KY-OH 287,038
178 Clarksville TN-KY 238,897
313 Owensboro KY 111,028
321 Elizabethtown KY 109,551
323 Bowling Green KY 109,089

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Points of interest

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Attractions

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Mammoth Cave National Park

see Landmarks in Kentucky

Transportation

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Air

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List of airports in Kentucky

River and Rail

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See #Rivers below

Roads

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see WikiProject Kentucky State Highways

Geography

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East South Central States

Category:Geography of Kentucky

Rivers

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Category:Rivers of Kentucky

Regions

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Kentucky regions:

Metropolitan areas of Kentucky:

Counties

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Kentucky Counties: Adair | Allen | Anderson | Ballard | Barren | Bath | Bell | Boone | Bourbon | Boyd | Boyle | Bracken | Breathitt | Breckinridge | Bullitt | Butler | Caldwell | Calloway | Campbell | Carlisle | Carroll | Carter | Casey | Christian | Clark | Clay | Clinton | Crittenden | Cumberland | Daviess | Edmonson | Elliott | Estill | Fayette | Fleming | Floyd | Franklin | Fulton | Gallatin | Garrard | Grant | Graves | Grayson | Green | Greenup | Hancock | Hardin | Harlan | Harrison | Hart | Henderson | Henry | Hickman | Hopkins | Jackson | Jefferson | Jessamine | Johnson | Kenton | Knott | Knox | LaRue | Laurel | Lawrence | Lee | Leslie | Letcher | Lewis | Lincoln | Livingston | Logan | Lyon | Madison | Magoffin | Marion | Marshall | Martin | Mason | McCracken | McCreary | McLean | Meade | Menifee | Mercer | Metcalfe | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Muhlenberg | Nelson | Nicholas | Ohio | Oldham | Owen | Owsley | Pendleton | Perry | Pike | Powell | Pulaski | Robertson | Rockcastle | Rowan | Russell | Scott | Shelby | Simpson | Spencer | Taylor | Todd | Trigg | Trimble | Union | Warren | Washington | Wayne | Webster | Whitley | Wolfe | Woodford

Features

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Kentucky Geography