The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Kentucky – state located in the upper south United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, in the East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a commonwealth by the Kentucky Constitution and is formally known as the "Commonwealth of Kentucky."[1]
General reference
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- Kentucky is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Names
- Common name: Kentucky
- Pronunciation: /kɪnˈtʌki/
- Official name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Common name: Kentucky
- Adjectival: Kentucky
- Demonym: Kentuckian
- State symbols of Kentucky
Geography and Climatology of Kentucky
edit- Location: Southeastern United States (Upper South) in the trans-Appalachian region south of the Ohio River of the continent of North America
- Boundaries: Ohio River (N), Big Sandy River and Tug Fork (NE), Mississippi River (W), Walker's Line, Tennessee River and Munsell Line (S), Cumberland Mountains (SE)
Regions of Kentucky
edit- Bluegrass region including the inner and outer bluegrass regions
- Cumberland Plateau including the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
- Pennyroyal Plateau or Mississippi Plateau including Western Coal Fields
- Jackson Purchase
Natural geographic features of Kentucky
edit- Lakes of Kentucky
- Rivers of Kentucky
- Mountains in Kentucky
- Pottsville Escarpment
- List of waterfalls in Kentucky
- Cumberland and Pound Gaps: passes through the Cumberland Mountains
- Falls of the Ohio, steep rapids on the Ohio River at Louisville (see McAlpine Locks and Dam).
- Salt licks
Places in Kentucky
edit- Historic places in Kentucky
- National Natural Landmarks in Kentucky
- National parks in Kentucky
- State parks in Kentucky
Environment of Kentucky
edit- (Temperate deciduous forest biome)
- Climate of Kentucky
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Kentucky
- Protected areas in Kentucky
- Superfund sites in Kentucky
Administrative divisions of Kentucky
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- Counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- (former) Beckham County
- City-county municipalities
- Cities in Kentucky
- State capital of Kentucky:
- City nicknames in Kentucky
Demographics of Kentucky
edit- Population of Kentucky: 4,505,836 (2020 U.S. Census[4])
Government and politics of Kentucky
edit- Constitution of Kentucky
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Kentucky
- Kentucky State Capitol
- Elections in Kentucky
- Kentucky state board of elections
- Electoral reform in Kentucky
- Political party strength in Kentucky
Executive branch of the government of Kentucky
editThe executive branch of Kentucky has 7 elected officers, 11 departments with appointed secretaries and numerous subordinate agencies.
- Governor of Kentucky
- Secretary of State of Kentucky
- Kentucky State Treasurer
- Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts
- Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
- Attorney General of Kentucky
- 11 state cabinets, each headed by a secretary
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
- Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
- Kentucky General Government Cabinet
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet
- Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet
- Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet
- Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet
Legislative branch of the government of Kentucky
editJudicial branch of the government of Kentucky
edit- Supreme Court of Kentucky
- Chief Justice of the Commonwealth
- Kentucky Court of Appeals
- Kentucky Circuit Courts
- Kentucky District Courts
- Kentucky Specialty Courts
- Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
- Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission
Federal courts in Kentucky
edit- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Law and order in Kentucky
edit- Crime in Kentucky
- Law enforcement in Kentucky
- Attorney General of Kentucky
- U.S. Marshalls Service for eastern and western districts of Kentucky
- Law enforcement agencies of Kentucky
Laws by type
edit- Cannabis in Kentucky
- Capital punishment in Kentucky
- Gun laws in Kentucky
- Abortion in Kentucky
Military in Kentucky
editHistory of Kentucky
editHistorical societies in Kentucky
editHistory of Kentucky, by period
edit- Prehistory of Kentucky, ~9500BCE–1650
- Discovery by Europeans, 1673
- French colony of Louisiane, 1682–1763
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
- English Colony of Virginia, 1609–1774
- English Province of Quebec, 1774-1776 (see Quebec Act)
- British Indian Reserve, 1763–1768
- Daniel Boone, frontiersman in Kentucky 1767–~1799
- Transylvania Colony, 1775–1778
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Siege of Boonesborough, September 7–18, 1778
- Battle of Blue Licks, 1782
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Commonwealth of Virginia, 1776–1792
- Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
- Fincastle County, Virginia, 1772–1776
- Kentucky County, Virginia, 1777–1780
- District of Kentucky (Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln, and successor counties), 1780–1792
- Commonwealth of Kentucky becomes 15th State admitted to the United States of America on June 1, 1792
- Abraham Lincoln born in 1809 in Kentucky
- Henry Clay, politician 1800–1850
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Kentucky in the American Civil War
- Border state, 1861–1865
- Confederate Kentucky Campaign
- Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
- Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
- Kentucky in the American Civil War
History of Kentucky, by region
edit- by city
- by county
History of Kentucky, by subject
edit- List of battles fought in Kentucky
- History of slavery in Kentucky
- List of Kentucky women in the civil rights era
- Paleontology in Kentucky
- Historical sports teams
- Louisville Breckenridges (football)
- Louisville Colonels (football)
- Kentucky Colonels (basketball)
- Kentucky Bourbons (softball)
Culture of Kentucky
edit- Kentucky Colonel civic award
- Cuisine of Kentucky
- Museums in Kentucky
- Religion in Kentucky
- Scouting in Kentucky
Arts and letters in Kentucky
editSports in Kentucky
editEconomy and infrastructure of Kentucky
edit- Agriculture in Kentucky
- Kentucky bourbon
- Media in Kentucky
- Energy in Kentucky
- Health care in Kentucky
- Transportation in Kentucky
- Airports in Kentucky
- Railroads in Kentucky
- Shipping ports in Kentucky
- Port of Huntington-Tristate (includes Ashland, Kentucky),
- Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
- Port of Louisville-Southern Indiana
- Roads in Kentucky
Education in Kentucky
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ http://kentucky.gov: copyright 2009
- ^ a b c d Introduction to Kentucky, 50 States.
- ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Kentucky". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22.
External links
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Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
- Kentucky.gov: My New Kentucky Home
- Kentucky State and County Government Websites
- Kentucky State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Kentucky state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.