Kentucky, US
Kentucky: State of the United States of America
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Quick Facts about Kentucky
Population : | 4,477,251 |
Country : | United States of America |
Head of government : | Governor of Kentucky |
Twitter username : | kygov |
Area : | 104659 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 2.28% |
Land as percent of area : | 97.72% |
Northernmost point : | Point(-84.7478 39.1434) |
Legislative body : | Kentucky General Assembly |
Named for : | Kentucky River |
Official language : | English |
Altitude : | 755 feet / 230 meters |
Capital : | Frankfort |
Establishment : | June 06, 1792 (230 years ago) |
Time Zone : | America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone |
Local time : | 09:26:38 (3rd February 2023) |



Geography
Kentucky is located at 38°12'2"N 84°52'39"W (38.2004200, -84.8776200). It has 7 neighbors: Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Virginia.
Kentucky map
The largest city of Kentucky is Louisville with a population of 760,026. Other cities include, Lexington-Fayette population 314,488, Meads population 288,649, Ironville population 288,649 and Lexington population 225,366. See all Kentucky cities & populated places.
Largest Cities in Kentucky (more)
Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Kentucky.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Louisville | County seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States | Jefferson | 760,026 |
Lexington-Fayette | Consolidated city-county in Kentucky, United States | Fayette | 314,488 |
Meads | Unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky | Boyd | 288,649 |
Ironville | Unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky | Boyd | 288,649 |
Lexington | City in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States | Fayette | 225,366 |
Bowling Green | City in Kentucky | Warren | 70,631 |
Owensboro | County seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States | Daviess | 60,344 |
Covington | City in Kentucky, United States | Kenton | 40,314 |
Richmond | City in and the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States | Madison | 36,800 |
Georgetown | City in Kentucky | Harlan | 35,847 |
Florence | City in Kentucky, US | Boone | 33,423 |
Hopkinsville | City in Christian County, Kentucky, United States | Christian | 30,899 |
Nicholasville | City in Kentucky | Jessamine | 30,888 |
Elizabethtown | County seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | Hardin | 30,331 |
Independence | City in Kentucky | Kenton | 28,903 |
Henderson | City in and county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky, United States | Henderson | 27,974 |
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Official website of Kentucky
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Kentucky has 7 neighbours.
- Missouri state of the United States of America
- Tennessee state of the United States of America
- West Virginia state of the United States of America
- Illinois state of the United States of America
- Indiana state of the United States of America
- Ohio state of the United States of America
- Virginia state of the United States of America
- Kenton County
- Pendleton County
- Boyle County
- Menifee County
- Lewis County
- Henry County
- Letcher County
- Metcalfe County
- Harlan County
- Powell County
- Bracken County
- Taylor County
- Laurel County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Johnson County
- Breckinridge County
- Hopkins County
- Jessamine County
- Adair County
- Magoffin County
- Carroll County
- Hancock County
- Washington County
- Rockcastle County
- Casey County
- Montgomery County
- Calloway County
- Knott County
- Meade County
- Estill County
- Boyd County
- Floyd County
- McCreary County
- Crittenden County
- Allen County
- Clay County
- Union County
- Perry County
- Edmonson County
- Nicholas County
- Lyon County
- Woodford County
- Madison County
- Russell County
- Campbell County
- Lee County
- Graves County
- Ohio County
- Bell County
- Fulton County
- Nelson County
- Logan County
- LaRue County
- Owen County
- Greenup County
- Muhlenberg County
- Oldham County
- Spencer County
- Franklin County
- Grayson County
- Barren County
- Trimble County
- Marshall County
- Bath County
- Elliott County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Bourbon County
- Lincoln County
- Grant County
- Livingston County
- Garrard County
- Wolfe County
- Marion County
- Rowan County
- Hickman County
- Cumberland County
- Pulaski County
- Owsley County
- Todd County
- Daviess County
- Carter County
- Simpson County
- Hart County
- Carlisle County
- Christian County
- Fayette County
- Gallatin County
- Scott County
- Whitley County
- Shelby County
- Bullitt County
- McLean County
- Pike County
- Webster County
- Mercer County
- Robertson County
- Knox County
- Mason County
- Caldwell County
- Wayne County
- Henderson County
- Anderson County
- Clinton County
- Boone County
- Lawrence County
- Butler County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Clark County
- Green County
- Breathitt County
- Fleming County
- McCracken County
- Hardin County
- Trigg County
- Leslie County
- Ballard County
- Warren County
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1910 | 2,289,905 | - | census |
1920 | 2,416,630 | 5.24% | census |
1930 | 2,614,589 | 7.57% | census |
1940 | 2,845,627 | 8.12% | census |
1950 | 2,944,806 | 3.37% | census |
1960 | 3,038,156 | 3.07% | census |
1970 | 3,218,706 | 5.61% | census |
1980 | 3,660,777 | 12.08% | census |
1990 | 3,685,296 | 0.67% | census |
2000 | 4,041,769 | 8.82% | census |
2010 | 4,339,367 | 6.86% | census |
2011 | 4,369,821 | 0.7% | estimation process |
2012 | 4,386,346 | 0.38% | estimation process |
2013 | 4,404,659 | 0.42% | estimation process |
2014 | 4,414,349 | 0.22% | estimation process |
2015 | 4,425,976 | 0.26% | estimation process |
2016 | 4,438,182 | 0.28% | estimation process |
2017 | 4,452,268 | 0.32% | estimation process |
2018 | 4,461,153 | 0.2% | estimation process |
2019 | 4,467,673 | 0.15% | estimation process |
2020 | 4,477,251 | 0.21% | estimation process |
People born in Kentucky (200)
People born in Kentucky, including actress Abby Brammell, race horse Sunday Silence, actress Una Merkel, .
List
- Levi Day Boone (American mayor (1808-1882)) he was born in 06/12/1808
- Fletcher Stockdale (American politician (1823-1890)) he was born in 01/01/1823
- Bill Coleman (American musician) he was born in 04/08/1904
- Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle (American neuroscientist) he was born in 15/07/1918
- Frederick William Franz (American Jehovah's Witness leader) he was born in 12/09/1893
- David S. Walker (American politician (1815-1891)) he was born in 02/05/1815
- Paul Tanner (American trombonist) he was born in 15/10/1917
- Benjamin M. Friedman (American economist) he was born in 01/01/1944
- Milton George Henschel (American Jehovah's Witness leader (1920-2003)) he was born in 09/08/1920
- Arthur Lake (actor (1905-1987)) he was born in 17/04/1905
- Citation (Thoroughbred race horse; winner of US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1948) was born in 11/04/1945
- Marvin Hart (American boxer) he was born in 16/09/1876
- Ben Lucien Burman (American writer) he was born in 12/12/1895
- J. Lawrence Smith (American chemist, mineralogist, and student of meteorites (1818-1883)) he was born in 17/12/1818
- Dorothy Spencer (American film editor) she was born in 03/02/1909
- Elizabeth Blair Lee (an American woman who lived through the American Civil War, and wrote hundreds of letters) she was born in 20/06/1818
- Jack Lawrence (American singer and banjoist) he was born in 18/12/1976
- Bernard Coy (American bank robber) he was born in 13/02/1900
Kentucky Counties (more)
County Name | Population |
---|---|
Jefferson County | 767,452 |
Fayette County | 324,735 |
Kenton County | 167,949 |
Boone County | 135,396 |
Warren County | 134,510 |
Hardin County | 111,309 |
Daviess County | 101,978 |
Madison County | 94,265 |
Campbell County | 94,020 |
Bullitt County | 82,182 |
Christian County | 71,478 |
Oldham County | 66,999 |
McCracken County | 65,644 |
Pulaski County | 65,530 |
Laurel County | 61,238 |
Scott County | 58,470 |
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