Kentucky

Kentucky is a southern state
of The United States Of
America and was the 15th state 
admitted to the Union.
                                      State nickname: Bluegrass State
Kentucky and its residents are
probably most well known for
thoroughbred horses and
racing, local whiskey                        Other U.S. States
distilleries and unbridled     Capital                Frankfort
fanaticism for basketball. The
two principal rivals in the    Largest City           Louisville
state are the University of                           Ranked 37th
Kentucky (blue, Wildcats) and  Area                   104,749 km2
the University of Louisville   Ê- Total               102,989 km2
(red, Cardinals).              Ê- Land                1,760 km2
                               Ê- Water               1.7%
Several US Navy ships have     Ê- % water
been named USS Kentucky in
honor of the state.
                               Population             Ranked 25th
                               Ê- Total (2000)        4,041,769
                               Ê- Density             39/km2
                               Admittance into Union
                                                      15th
                               Ê- Date                June 1, 1792
                                                      Eastern: UTC-5/-4
                                                      Central: UTC-6/-5
                                                      eastern counties in
                                                      Eastern Timezone,
                                                      western counties in
                                                      Western Timezone
                               Latitude               36¡30'N to 39¡9'N
                               Longitude              81¡58'W to 89¡34'W
History                        Width                  225 km
                               Length                 610 km
Kentucky is one of four states Elevation              Ê
to call itself a commonwealth. Ê-Highest              1,262 meters
At one point in time, Kentucky Ê-Mean                 230 meters
was a county of Virginia. Ten  Ê-Lowest               78 meters
constitutional conventions     ISO 3166-2:            US-KY
took place at the courthouse
of Constitution Square in Danville, Kentucky between 1784-1792. In 1790,
Kentucky delegates accepted Virginia's terms for separation, and the state
constitution was drafted at the final convention in April 1792. On June 1,
1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the union and Isaac Shelby, a
Revolutionary War hero, was named the first Governor of the Commonwealth Of
Kentucky.

On May 20, 1861 during the American Civil War, Kentucky proclaimed its
neutrality in the conflict but was forced to take the side of the Union on
September 3 when Confederate forces under General Leonidas Polk invaded.

Law and Government

The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort and its governor is Paul E. Patton
(Democrat). Kentucky's two U.S. senators are Jim Bunning (Republican) and
Mitch McConnell (Republican). The Kentucky Constitution provides for three
branches of government: the legislative, the judicial, and the executive.
Kentucky's General Assembly has two chambers: the Senate and the House of
Representatives.See List of Kentucky Governors.

Geography

Kentucky, also known as The Bluegrass State, borders the Midwest and Deep
South. It touches West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, and Ohio, and is bordered on the north by the Ohio River. There are
five main regions, the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau in the
southeast, the north-central Bluegrass Region, the south-central and western
Pennyroyal Plateau, also sometimes termed "Pennyrile", the western
coal-fields area, and the far-west Jackson Purchase.

The largest cities in Kentucky in terms of geographic area are the two metro
city/counties of Lexington and Louisville, although Louisville has a much
larger metropolitan population. Northern Kentucky, an assemblage of smaller
cities across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, also has a large
metropolitan population.

Significant Natural Attractions

   * Cumberland Falls State Park
   * Mammoth Cave National Park
   * Red River Gorge Geological Area
   * Land Between the Lakes

Economy

The total gross state product for 1999 was $113 billion, placing Kentucky
26th in the nation. Its Per Capita Personal Income is $24,294, 40th in the
nation. Kentucky's agricultural outputs are horses, cattle, tobacco,dairy
products, hogs, soybeans, and corn. Its industrial outputs are
transportation equipment, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery,
food processing, tobacco products, coal, and tourism.

Demographics

According to the national census, there were 4,041,769 people living in
Kentucky in 2000.

Important Cities and Towns

    * Ashland          * Horse Cave
    * Bowling Green    * Lexington
    * Covington        * Louisville
    * Danville         * Madisonville
    * Elizabethtown    * Newport
    * Erlanger         * Nicholasville
    * Florence         * Owensboro
    * Fort Thomas      * Paducah
    * Frankfort        * Pikeville
    * Georgetown       * Radcliff
    * Henderson        * Richmond
    * Hopkinsville     * Winchester

Education

Colleges and Universities

    * Alice Lloyd College               * Lindsey Wilson College
    * Asbury College                    * Mid-Continent College
    * Asbury Theological Seminary       * Midway College
    * Bellarmine College                * Morehead State University
    * Berea College                     * Murray State University
    * Brescia College                   * Northern Kentucky University
    * Campbellsville University         * Pikeville College
    * Centre College                    * Southern Baptist Theological
                                          Seminary
    * Clear Creek Baptist Bible         * Spalding University
      College                           * Sullivan University
    * Cumberland College                * Thomas More College
    * Eastern Kentucky University       * Transylvania University
    * Georgetown College                * Union College
    * Kentucky Christian College        * University of Kentucky
    * Kentucky Mountain Bible College   * University of Louisville
    * Kentucky State University         * Western Kentucky University
    * Kentucky Wesleyan College

Community Colleges

    * Ashland Community College        * Jefferson Technical College
    * Ashland Technical College        * Madisonville Community and
    * Bowling Green Technical            Technical Colleges
      College                          * Mayo Technical College
    * Central Kentucky Technical       * Maysville Community College
      College                          * Owensboro Community College
    * Elizabethtown Community          * Owensboro Technical College
      College                          * Paducah Community College
    * Elizabethtown Technical          * Prestonburg Community College
      College                          * Rowan Technical College
    * Hazard Community College         * Somerset Community College
    * Henderson Community College      * West Kentucky Technical College
    * Hopkinsville Community College
    * Gateway Community and
      Technical Colleges
    * Jefferson Community College

Professional Sports Teams

The Minor League baseball teams are:

   * Florence Freedom
   * Louisville Bats
   * Lexington Legends

The Minor League hockey teams are:

   * Lexington Men O'War
   * Louisville Panthers

The National Indoor Football League teams are:

   * Lexington Horsemen

Miscellaneous Information

   * State Bird: Cardinal.
   * State Flower: Goldenrod.
   * State Tree: Tulip Tree.
   * State Horse: Thoroughbred.
   * State Fish: Kentucky Bass.
   * State Wild Animal: Grey Squirrel.
   * State Butterfly: Viceroy Butterfly.
   * State Gemstone: Fresh Water Pearl.
   * State Fossil: Brachiopod.

   * State Song: "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen Collins Foster-1853
   * State Bluegrass Song: "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe-1947
   * State Motto: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"

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