Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. Southern states U.S. state of the United States of America and was the 15th state admitted to the Union. Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for thoroughbred horses and horse racing, local whiskey distilleries, and enthusiasm for basketball (The two principal basketball rivals in the state are the University of Kentucky (blue, Wildcats) and the University of Louisville (red, Cardinals)). ==History== Kentucky is one of four states to call itself a commonwealth. Before the American War of Independence, this land was called Transylvania (colony) with its capital at Boonesborough, Kentucky. It was a major gateway for early migration to the west through the Cumberland Gap, and was the first major frontier developed west of the Appalachian Mountains. Guns enabled this movement westward, and even the term shotgun was first coined in Kentucky in 1776. After the war, it became Kentucky County, Virginia and ten constitutional conventions took place at the courthouse of Constitution Square in Danville, Kentucky between 1784 and 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 United States on September 3 when Confederate States of America forces under General Leonidas Polk invaded. Kentucky's name is possibly derived from the Cherokee word for "meadowland" after the bluegrass pastures that lured early pioneers to the state. A different version of the name is from the Indian word meaning "dark and bloody hunting ground" which is believed to be due to the fact that many Native American tribes went there to hunt the game-rich forests and often fought each other there. ==Law and government== The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort, Kentucky and its governor is Ernie Fletcher (Republican Party (United States)). Kentucky's two United States Senate 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 state legislature. See List of Kentucky Governors. The judicial branch of Kentucky is made up of trial courts, called District and Circuit Courts, an intermediate appellate court, called the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and a court of last resort, the Kentucky Supreme Court. ==Geography== ''See also: List of Kentucky counties'' Kentucky, also known as ''The Bluegrass State'', borders the Midwest and Deep South. It touches West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Its northern border is the low-water mark on the north side of the Ohio River. Its western border is the Mississippi River. Other major rivers in Kentucky include the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, the Green River and the Licking River. There are five main regions, the Cumberland Mountains and Cumberland Plateau in the southeast, the north-central Bluegrass region 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 city in Kentucky in terms of geographic area are the two merged city/county governments of Lexington, Kentucky and Louisville, Kentucky, although Louisville and its metropolitan area both have a much larger population than Lexington and its metro area. Northern Kentucky, an assemblage of smaller cities across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, also has a large metropolitan population. ===Significant natural attractions=== *Cumberland Gap, the first trade-route for European hunters entering Kentucky from Virginia. *Cumberland Falls State Park, where a "moonbow" may be seen in the mists of the falls. *Mammoth Cave National Park, featuring tours of the world's longest cave. *Red River Gorge Geological Area, part of the Daniel Boone National Forest. *Land Between the Lakes, a National Recreation Area managed by the United States Forest Service. ==Economy== The total gross state product for 2003 was $129 billion. Its Per Capita Personal Income was $26,575, 41st 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== As of 2003, there were 4,117,827 people living in Kentucky. Racially, the population is: *89.3% Whites, non-Hispanic *7.3% African American *1.5% Hispanic American *0.7% Asian American *0.2% Native American *1.1% Mixed race The five largest ancestries in the state are: United States (20.9%), German-American (12.7%), Ireland (10.5%), England (9.7%), African American (7.3%). ===Religion=== Religiously, Kentucky is mostly Protestant. Following is the breakdown amongst belief systems: *Protestant (76%) *Roman Catholic Church (13%) *Other Christian (1%) *Other religions (0%) *Non-religious (9%) The three largest Protestant denominations in Kentucky are: *Baptist (43% of the total state population) *Methodist (7%) *Presbyterian, Pentecostal and Church of Christ (tied 2%). ==Important cities and towns== ===Population > 100,000 (urbanized areas)=== *Louisville, Kentucky *Lexington, Kentucky ===Population > 10,000 (urbanized areas)=== {| width="75%" | |- | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Ashland, Kentucky *Bardstown, Kentucky *Bowling Green, Kentucky *Campbellsville, Kentucky *Corbin, Kentucky *Covington, Kentucky *Danville, Kentucky *Elizabethtown, Kentucky || | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Frankfort, Kentucky *Georgetown, Kentucky *Glasgow, Kentucky *Hopkinsville, Kentucky *Madisonville, Kentucky *Mayfield, Kentucky *Middlesboro, Kentucky *Murray, Kentucky || | width="34%" valign="top" align="left" | *Newport, Kentucky *Owensboro, Kentucky *Paducah, Kentucky *Radcliff, Kentucky *Richmond, Kentucky *Shelbyville, Kentucky *Somerset, Kentucky *Winchester, Kentucky |} ===Important suburbs and small towns=== {| width="75%" | |- | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Berea, Kentucky *Central City, Kentucky *Erlanger, Kentucky *Florence, Kentucky *Fort Thomas, Kentucky *Hazard, Kentucky || | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Henderson, Kentucky *Horse Cave, Kentucky *Independence, Kentucky *Leitchfield, Kentucky *London, Kentucky *Maysville, Kentucky *Morehead, Kentucky || | width="34%" valign="top" align="left" | *Nicholasville, Kentucky *Newport, Kentucky *Paris, Kentucky *Pikeville, Kentucky *Shively,Kentucky *Versailles, Kentucky *Williamsburg, Kentucky |} ==Education== ===Colleges and universities=== ====Private==== {| width="75%" | |- | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Alice Lloyd College *Asbury College *Asbury Theological Seminary *Bellarmine University *Berea College *Brescia College *Campbellsville University *Centre College *Clear Creek Baptist Bible College *Georgetown College *Kentucky Christian College *Kentucky Mountain Bible College || | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Kentucky Wesleyan College *Lexington Theological Seminary *Lindsey Wilson College *Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary *Louisville Technical Institute *Mid-Continent University *Midway College *Pikeville College *Southern Baptist Theological Seminary || | width="34%" valign="top" align="left" | *Spalding University *Spencerian College *Sullivan University (Louisville, Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky and Lexington, Kentucky) *Thomas More College *Transylvania University *Union College *University of the Cumberlands (formerly known as Cumberland College) |} ====Public==== {| width="75%" | |- | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Eastern Kentucky University *Kentucky State University *Morehead State University || | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Murray State University *Northern Kentucky University *University of Kentucky || | width="34%" valign="top" align="left" | *University of Louisville *Western Kentucky University |} ===Community colleges=== {| width="75%" | |- | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Ashland Community & Technical College *Bowling Green Technical College *Central Kentucky Technical College *Elizabethtown Community College *Elizabethtown Technical College *Gateway Community and Technical Colleges *Hazard Community College || | width="33%" valign="top" align="left" | *Henderson Community College *Hopkinsville Community College *Jefferson Community College *Jefferson Technical College *Lexington Community College *Madisonville Community and Technical Colleges *Mayo Technical College || | width="34%" valign="top" align="left" | *Maysville Community College *Owensboro Community College *Owensboro Technical College *Prestonsburg Community College *Rowan Technical College *Somerset Community College *West Kentucky Community and Technical College |} ==Professional sports teams== The Minor league baseball teams are: *Louisville Bats (Triple-A International League affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) *Lexington Legends (Single-A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Houston Astros) *Florence Freedom (Single-A Frontier League independent) The United Indoor Football team is: *Lexington Horsemen ==State symbols== *State bird: Northern Cardinal *State flower: Goldenrod *State tree: Liriodendron (formerly the Kentucky coffeetree) *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 Foster (1853) *State bluegrass song: "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe (1947) *State drink: Milk *List of U.S. state mottos: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" *State slogan: "Unbridled Spirit" *See also: Flag of Kentucky ==Trivia== Several US Navy ships have been named USS Kentucky in honor of the state. The USS Paducah also served as a naval vessel. ==See also== *List of people from Kentucky ==External links== *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/ GenealogyBuff.com - Kentucky Library of Files] *[http://www.kentuckytourism.com Kentucky Department of Tourism] *[http://www.kentuckyhighlands.com The Kentucky Highlands Project] *[http://obit.obitlinkspage.com/ky.htm Kentucky Obituary Links] *[http://www.kentuckyunbridledspirit.com/ Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit] *[http://kentucky.gov Kentucky.gov: My New Kentucky Home] *[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html U.S. Census Bureau Kentucky QuickFacts] *[http://www.eachtown.com/state_info.php/stateid/18 Kertucky State Information] U.S. states Kentucky lv:Kentuki os:Кентукки

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== Disambiguation == I was going to add the following disambiguation, but I noticed that a lot of articles point to Kentucky.

Kentucky is used to refer to: * the United States state of Kentucky (USA). * the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food restaraunt.

So what do others think about putting up the above disambiguation on the Kentucky article? There are other titles for the state of Kentucky, such as: * Kentucky (U.S. state) * Kentucky (USA) * Kentucky, USA -- User:Maio 03:31, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC) :I don't think Kentucky is used to refer to the restaurant. I would not say, "I'm going to Kentucky for lunch" or "I'm going to have Kentucky for lunch." In either case I'd use the full phrase, "Kentucky Fried Chicken," or the abbreviation "KFC". -- User:Ortonmc 03:47, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC) :: I'm pretty sure that most Americans don't refer to it as "Kentucky", but people from other country do so. For example, in Puerto Rico, people refer to it as "Kentucky"; for the simple reason that nothing else is named like that in the country. And yes, they do say "I'm going to Kentucky for lunch" and "I'm going to have Kentucky for lunch". :: I've learned to always assume the worst from people's intelligence.. lets assume that a Puerto Rican uses the English Wikipedia and searches for "Kentucky", but the page that appears is the one from the state. As he has always referred to it as "Kentucky" and not "Kentucky Fried Chicken" or "KFC", the person simply couldn't find the information: hence, a reason for the disambiguation. Remember that not everyone knows about the state of Kentucky. A similar thing happens with Georgia (state or country), although it is obvious that the latter should have a disambiguation page. :: I'm pretty much looking for input, as a lot of articles link to "Kentucky" and creating a disambiguation would create more work. Thanks for your reply. :) ::--User:Maio 07:44, Jan 10, 2004 (UTC) ::: I think, in the english wikipedia at least, that Kentucky the state would have a lot more linkage than does Kentucky [Fried Chicken] the restaurant, so just put a single line at the top or bottom, italicized, preferably that says: :::''This is the U.S. state of Kentucky. Kentucky is also a common Caribbean nickname for Kentucky Fried Chicken.'' :::--User:Jengod 09:37, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC) :::: Done. That option totally slipped to me, even tho I have used it in other articles! hehe. --User:Maio 21:48, Jan 11, 2004 (UTC) ::You learn something new every day. I would never have guessed KFC is called "Kentucky" in PR. Given that, I like jengod's suggestion. -- User:Ortonmc 23:12, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC) Kentucky almost always refers to the state. I've moved the article back, since it's pointless if this redirects to the disambiguated title. I don't even think the disambiguation should be added on top. It can be mentioned wherever KFC is mentioned in the article. --User:JiangUser talk:Jiang 01:52, 13 Jan 2004 (UTC) ==Ugly!== That List of famous Kentuckians is atrociously ugly! If there isn't room on this page to do it right, it really should be on another page. User:RickKUser talk:RickK 02:40, 4 May 2004 (UTC) == View the German Kentucky == hello there! this article could be much better. view the german entry to and translate, if u want to. the german article go to be an excellent artcile in the german wikipedia! ==Offensive Stereotype Removed== I removed this offensive material from the page: it seems obviously beneath the Wikipedia standard. However, because I don't like deleting material wholesale, I have copied the material here. Is there anything else I should do? User:Alan Canon 18:05, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The population of Kentucky is predominantly extremely premative hilljacks. The individuals who dwell within this Commonwealth are to blame for the excessive use of redneck terms and phrases, especially "Gitrdun". It is also neccessary to be said that the biological background of the population is underterminable due to the excessive imbreeding. In fact, 2 out of 3 family trees in Kentucky will never branch and occaisionally go in circles.
:This is a case where a simple revert (aka "slap in the face") would have been just fine. :) — Stevie_is_the_man!">User:Stevietheman ^{Talk">User talk:Stevietheman | Work">Special:Contributions/Stevietheman} 20:40, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC) == State Dog == Didn't the beagle become the state dog? -User:Martinman11 18:00, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC) : The state government website has [http://lrc.ky.gov/kidspages/how_a_bill_becomes_law_.htm this link] to a resource for children called, ''[http://lrc.ky.gov/kidspages/how_a_bill_becomes_law_.htm How the Beagle Could Become Kentucky's State Dog]''. It's a coloring book designed to teach about the legislative process. But it seems to be hypothetical, as evidenced by the number of the bill (SB1). In [http://lrc.ky.gov/search.htm searching] the recent legislative records, I don't find any mention of beagle, except to the above resource. My guess is that Kentucky doesn't yet have a state dog. --User:Tom Allen 11:18, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC) ::Thanks for clearing that up. -User:Martinman11 11:41, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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{| class="toccolours" style="text-valign: center;" ! !style="background:#3C84F0;"| Commonwealth of Kentucky
|- !State capital: || Frankfort, Kentucky |- !Regions: || Cumberland Plateau | Bluegrass region | Northern Kentucky | Pennyroyal Plateau | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area | Louisville, Kentucky | Western Coal Fields | Jackson Purchase |- !Major cities: || Ashland, Kentucky | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Covington, Kentucky | Elizabethtown, Kentucky | Florence, Kentucky | Frankfort, Kentucky | Georgetown, Kentucky | Henderson, Kentucky | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky | Madisonville, Kentucky | Nicholasville, Kentucky | Owensboro, Kentucky | Paducah, Kentucky | Radcliff, Kentucky | Richmond, Kentucky |- !Counties: || Adair County, Kentucky | Allen County, Kentucky | Anderson County, Kentucky | Ballard County, Kentucky | Barren County, Kentucky | Bath County, Kentucky | Bell County, Kentucky | Boone County, Kentucky | Bourbon County, Kentucky | Boyd County, Kentucky | Boyle County, Kentucky | Bracken County, Kentucky | Breathitt County, Kentucky | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | Bullitt County, Kentucky | Butler County, Kentucky | Caldwell County, Kentucky | Calloway County, Kentucky | Campbell County, Kentucky | Carlisle County, Kentucky | Carroll County, Kentucky | Carter County, Kentucky | Casey County, Kentucky | Christian County, Kentucky | Clark County, Kentucky | Clay County, Kentucky | Clinton County, Kentucky | Crittenden County, Kentucky | Cumberland County, Kentucky | Daviess County, Kentucky | Edmonson County, Kentucky | Elliott County, Kentucky | Estill County, Kentucky | Fayette County, Kentucky | Fleming County, Kentucky | Floyd County, Kentucky | Franklin County, Kentucky | Fulton County, Kentucky | Gallatin County, Kentucky | Garrard County, Kentucky | Grant County, Kentucky | Graves County, Kentucky | Grayson County, Kentucky | Green County, Kentucky | Greenup County, Kentucky | Hancock County, Kentucky | Hardin County, Kentucky | Harlan County, Kentucky | Harrison County, Kentucky | Hart County, Kentucky | Henderson County, Kentucky | Henry County, Kentucky | Hickman County, Kentucky | Hopkins County, Kentucky | Jackson County, Kentucky | Jefferson County, Kentucky | Jessamine County, Kentucky | Johnson County, Kentucky | Kenton County, Kentucky | Knott County, Kentucky | Knox County, Kentucky | LaRue County, Kentucky | Laurel County, Kentucky | Lawrence County, Kentucky | Lee County, Kentucky | Leslie County, Kentucky | Letcher County, Kentucky | Lewis County, Kentucky | Lincoln County, Kentucky | Livingston County, Kentucky | Logan County, Kentucky | Lyon County, Kentucky | Madison County, Kentucky | Magoffin County, Kentucky | Marion County, Kentucky | Marshall County, Kentucky | Martin County, Kentucky | Mason County, Kentucky | McCracken County, Kentucky | McCreary County, Kentucky | McLean County, Kentucky | Meade County, Kentucky | Menifee County, Kentucky | Mercer County, Kentucky | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | Monroe County, Kentucky | Montgomery County, Kentucky | Morgan County, Kentucky | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | Nelson County, Kentucky | Nicholas County, Kentucky | Ohio County, Kentucky | Oldham County, Kentucky | Owen County, Kentucky | Owsley County, Kentucky | Pendleton County, Kentucky | Perry County, Kentucky | Pike County, Kentucky | Powell County, Kentucky | Pulaski County, Kentucky | Robertson County, Kentucky | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | Rowan County, Kentucky | Russell County, Kentucky | Scott County, Kentucky | Shelby County, Kentucky | Simpson County, Kentucky | Spencer County, Kentucky | Taylor County, Kentucky | Todd County, Kentucky | Trigg County, Kentucky | Trimble County, Kentucky | Union County, Kentucky | Warren County, Kentucky | Washington County, Kentucky | Wayne County, Kentucky | Webster County, Kentucky | Whitley County, Kentucky | Wolfe County, Kentucky | Woodford County, Kentucky |- |}
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I put the metropolitan regions on a separate line from the physiographic regions to show that difference. User:Jaknouse 02:04, 21 Apr 2004 (UTC) I don't think that Newburg, Pleasure Ridge and Valley Station belong on the list. They should only be referenced from Louisville or Louisville metropolitan area. User:Jaknouse 17:57, 3 May 2004 (UTC) "Northern Kentucky" is not a valid geographic region in the sense of the others. It's really the same as the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. It appears we have duplicated, parallel articles here. User:Jaknouse 14:25, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
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