The Kentucky Almanac: a WikiProject Kentucky production in the spirit of The Wikipedia Almanac
Governance edit
Kentucky is a Commonwealth state presently governed by Steve Beshear from its capital, Frankfort.
State government edit
See Category:Government of Kentucky
National Representation edit
U.S. Senate edit
Current Senators:
- Mitch McConnell (R)
- Jim Bunning (R)
List of United States Senators from Kentucky
U.S. House of Representatives edit
Districts 1 through 6 - Representatives:
- 1. Ed Whitfield (R)
- 2. Ron Lewis (R)
- 3. John Yarmuth (D)
- 4. Geoff Davis (R)
- 5. Hal Rogers (R)
- 6. Ben Chandler (D)
Counties by District edit
Category:Congressional districts of Kentucky
Kentucky_Congressional_Districts:
1st District edit
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 edit
3rd District edit
4th District edit
5th District edit
6th District edit
Obsolete Districts edit
Districts 7 through 13 are obsolete
Demographics edit
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 edit
The following table shows metropolitan areas in and adjacent to Kentucky. Note that most of these areas share their populations with other states.
| 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 |
Alphabetical:
Points of interest edit
Attractions edit
Transportation edit
Air edit
River and Rail edit
See #Rivers below
Roads edit
Geography edit
Category:Geography of Kentucky
Rivers edit
Regions edit
- The Bluegrass
- Central Kentucky
- Cumberland Plateau
- Northern Kentucky
- Pennyroyal Plateau
- The Purchase
- Eastern Coal Fields
- Western Coal Fields
- The Knobs
Metropolitan areas of Kentucky:
Counties edit
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