Wikipedia:WikiProject Kentucky/Almanac
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The Kentucky Almanac: a WikiProject Kentucky production in the spirit of The Wikipedia Almanac
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[edit] Governance
Kentucky is a Commonwealth state presently governed by Steve Beshear from its capital, Frankfort.
[edit] State government
See Category:Government of Kentucky
[edit] National Representation
- U.S. Congressional Delegation from Kentucky
[edit] U.S. Senate
Current Senators:
- Mitch McConnell (R)
- Jim Bunning (R)
List of United States Senators from Kentucky
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
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)
[edit] Counties by District
Category:Congressional districts of Kentucky
Kentucky_Congressional_Districts:
[edit] 1st District
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
[edit] 2nd District
[edit] 3rd District
[edit] 4th District
[edit] 5th District
[edit] 6th District
[edit] Obsolete Districts
Districts 7 through 13 are obsolete
[edit] Demographics
Kentucky ranks 23rd in population density among U. S. states with 101.7 persons per square mile.
See Demographics of the United States
[edit] Population centers
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:
- Metropolitan_areas_by_state#Kentucky
- Micropolitan_areas_by_state#Kentucky
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Air
[edit] River and Rail
See #Rivers below
[edit] Roads
see WikiProject Kentucky State Highways
[edit] Geography
Category:Geography of Kentucky
[edit] Rivers
[edit] Regions
- The Bluegrass
- Central Kentucky
- Cumberland Plateau
- Northern Kentucky
- Pennyroyal Plateau
- The Purchase
- Eastern Coal Fields
- Western Coal Fields
- The Knobs
Metropolitan areas of Kentucky:
[edit] Counties
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