Outline of Kentucky

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The location of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States of America

An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

See also: Index of Kentucky-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Kentucky:

Kentucky – state located in the East Central United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, in the East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a commonwealth by the Kentucky Constitution and is known as the “Commonwealth of Kentucky.”^[1]

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Kentucky
    • Pronunciation: /kɨnˈtʌki/ ( listen)
  • Official name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: KY
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-KY
    • Internet second-level domain: .ky.us
  • Nicknames
    • Bluegrass State (currently used on license plates)^[2]
    • Corn-cracker State (reported in 1881)^[3]
    • The Dark and Bloody Ground State (an allusion to battles between the Creek, Shawnee, Chickasaw, and Cherokee tribes)^[2]
    • Hemp State^[2]
    • Tobacco State^[2]
• Adjectival: Kentucky
• Demonym: Kentuckian

Geography of Kentucky

Main article: Geography of Kentucky

• Kentucky is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Central United States
                • East South Central States
              • Southern United States
                • Southeastern United States
• Population of Kentucky: 4,339,367 (2010 U.S. Census^[4])
• Area of Kentucky:
• Atlas of Kentucky

Places in Kentucky

• Historic places in Kentucky
  • National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
• National Natural Landmarks in Kentucky
• National parks in Kentucky
• State parks in Kentucky

Environment of Kentucky

• Climate of Kentucky
• Greenhouse gas emissions in Kentucky
• Protected areas in Kentucky
  • State forests of Kentucky
• Superfund sites in Kentucky

Natural geographic features of Kentucky

• Lakes of Kentucky
• Rivers of Kentucky

Regions of Kentucky

• Central Kentucky
• Eastern Kentucky
• Northern Kentucky
• Western Kentucky

Administrative divisions of Kentucky

An enlargeable map of the 120 counties of the commonwealth of Kentucky

• The 120 Counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Municipalities in Kentucky
    • Cities in Kentucky
      • State capital of Kentucky:
      • City nicknames in Kentucky

Demography of Kentucky

Main article: Demographics of Kentucky

Government and politics of Kentucky

Main article: Government of Kentucky and Politics of Kentucky

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Kentucky
• Kentucky State Capitol

• Elections in Kentucky
  • Electoral reform in Kentucky
• Political party strength in Kentucky

Branches of the government of Kentucky

Main article: Government of Kentucky

Executive branch of the government of Kentucky

• Governor of Kentucky
  • Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
  • Secretary of State of Kentucky
• State departments
  • Kentucky Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Kentucky

• Kentucky General Assembly (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Kentucky Senate
  • Lower house: Kentucky House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Kentucky

Main article: Courts of Kentucky

• Supreme Court of Kentucky

Law and order in Kentucky

Law of Kentucky

• Crime in Kentucky
• Law enforcement in Kentucky
  • Law enforcement agencies in Kentucky
    • Kentucky State Police

Laws by type

• Capital punishment in Kentucky
  • Individuals executed in Kentucky
• Constitution of Kentucky
• Gun laws in Kentucky

Military in Kentucky

• Kentucky Air National Guard
• Kentucky Army National Guard

History of Kentucky

History of Kentucky

Historical societies in Kentucky

• The Filson Historical Society

History of Kentucky, by period

• Timeline of Kentucky history
• Prehistory of Kentucky
  • Indigenous peoples
• English Colony of Virginia, 1607–1707
• French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
• British Colony of Virginia, 1707–1776
• French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Siege of Boonesborough, September 7–18, 1778
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• Commonwealth of Virginia, 1776–1792
  • Chickamauga Wars, 1776–1794
  • Kentucky County, Virginia, 1776–1780
  • Separation of Kentucky from Virginia in 1792
• Commonwealth of Kentucky becomes 15th State admitted to the United States of America on June 1, 1792
  • History of slavery in Kentucky
  • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
  • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Kentucky in the American Civil War
      • Border state, 1861–1865
      • Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
      • Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
  • Mammoth Cave National Park established on July 1, 1941

History of Kentucky, by region

• by city
  • History of Lexington, Kentucky
  • History of Louisville, Kentucky
    • Louisville in the American Civil War
• by county
  • Jefferson County, Kentucky#History

History of Kentucky, by subject

• History of slavery in Kentucky

Culture of Kentucky

Main article: Culture of Kentucky

• Cuisine of Kentucky
• Museums in Kentucky
• Religion in Kentucky
  • Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky
• Scouting in Kentucky
• State symbols of Kentucky
  • Flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Arts in Kentucky

• Music of Kentucky
• Theater in Kentucky

Sports in Kentucky

Main article: Sports in Kentucky

Economy and infrastructure of Kentucky

Main article: Economy of Kentucky

• Communications in Kentucky
  • Newspapers in Kentucky
  • Radio stations in Kentucky
  • Television stations in Kentucky
• Health care in Kentucky
  • Hospitals in Kentucky
• Transportation in Kentucky
  • Airports in Kentucky
  • Roads in Kentucky
    • U.S. Highways in Kentucky
    • Interstate Highways in Kentucky

Education in Kentucky

Main article: Education in Kentucky

• Schools in Kentucky
  • School districts in Kentucky
    • High schools in Kentucky
  • Colleges and universities in Kentucky
    • University of Kentucky
    • Kentucky State University

See also

	Geography portal
	North America portal
	United States portal
	Kentucky portal

Main article: Kentucky

• Outline of geography
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of Kentucky-related articles

References

1. ^ http://kentucky.gov: copyright 2009
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Introduction to Kentucky, 50 States.
3. ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Kentucky". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Kentucky

• Kentucky.gov: My New Kentucky Home
• Kentucky State and County Government Websites
• Kentucky State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Kentucky state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
• Outline of Kentucky at the Open Directory Project
• Kentucky Department of Tourism
• Kentucky travel guide from Wikitravel
• The Kentucky Highlands Project
• USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Kentucky
• Energy & Environmental Data for Kentucky
• Kentucky State Facts
• Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit
• Kentucky Virtual Library
• "Science In Your Backyard: Kentucky" U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey, July 3, 2006, retrieved November 4, 2006
• U.S. Census Bureau Kentucky QuickFacts
• OpenStreetMap has geographic data related to Outline of Kentucky
• Outline of Kentucky at Ballotpedia