KENTUCKY
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of the Mississippi River and the nation's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, the historic site My Old Kentucky Home, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Population: 4,425,092 (2015 est.) Ranked 26th in the nation
Male: 2,134,952 (49.2%); Female: 2,204,415 (50.8%). White: 3,809,537 (87.8%); Black: 337,520 (7.8%); American Indian: 10,120 (0.2%); Asian: 48,930 (1.1%); Other race: 55,551 (1.2%); Two or more races: 75,208 (1.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 132,836 (3.1%). 2010 population 18 and over: 3,315,996; 65 and over: 578,227 (13.3%); Median age: 38.1.
Median Household Income: $40,072 (2009), Ranked 47th in the nation
Land area: 39,728 sq mi. (102,896 sq km)
Capital: Frankfort
10 largest cities (2014): Lexington-Fayette, 305,489; Fayette, 286,518 Louisville, 262,764; Bowling Green, 60,600; Owensboro, 58,083; Covington, 40,713; Hopkinsville, 32,966; Richmond, 32,112; Florence, 31,088; Georgetown, 30,271; Elizabethtown, 29,335
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 28 (2015) - $192,874 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 44 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Kentucky is noted for the distilling of Bourbon whiskey and for the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. Tobacco, in which Kentucky is second only to North Carolina among U.S. producers, has long been the state's chief crop, and it is also its chief farm product, followed by horses and mules, cattle, and corn. Dairy goods, hay, and soybeans are also important.
Kentucky derives the greatest share of its income, however, from industry. Even Lexington, one of the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco markets, is industrialized. The state's chief manufactures include electrical equipment, food products, automobiles, nonelectrical machinery, chemicals, and apparel. Printing and publishing as well as tourism have become important industries. Kentucky is also one of the major U.S. producers of coal, the state's most valuable mineral; stone, petroleum, and natural gas are also extracted.
Tourism: Kentucky is world famous for its tourism. There is so much to do and see in Kentucky, including the Annual Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Horse Park, set on more than 1,200 acres featuring dozens of different breeds of horses at work and at play, the International Museum of the Horse, now a Smithsonian Affiliate, with more than 50 million years of equine history and the American Saddlebred Museum.
Kentucky has an expansive park system which includes one national park, two National Recreation areas, two National Historic Parks, two national forests, two National Wildlife Refuges, 45 state parks, 37,696 acres (153 km2) of state forest, and 82 Wildlife Management Areas.
Among the ‘Natural Attractions’, the ‘Red River Gorge’ is one of Kentucky’s most visited places. The Mammoth Cave National Park has the longest system of underground caves in the world. The 300 miles (483 km) which has been explored thus far, is interspersed with caverns, deep sink-holes and spectacular underground lakes and rivers.
Fort Knox, the site of the United States Bullion Depository containing the second largest gold-reserve, the Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace, the Bardstown, the Oscar Getz Museum of Whisky and dozens of other great attractions are popular with both domestic and international visitors.
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Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/kentucky-state-united-states.html
Kentucky Info: http://kentucky.gov/government/Pages/agency.aspx
Government – State: http://kentucky.gov/
Government – City of Lexington: www.lexingtonky.gov
Economic Development: http://www.thinkkentucky.com/
Tourism: http://tah.ky.gov/
Healthcare: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of the Mississippi River and the nation's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, the historic site My Old Kentucky Home, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Population: 4,425,092 (2015 est.) Ranked 26th in the nation
Male: 2,134,952 (49.2%); Female: 2,204,415 (50.8%). White: 3,809,537 (87.8%); Black: 337,520 (7.8%); American Indian: 10,120 (0.2%); Asian: 48,930 (1.1%); Other race: 55,551 (1.2%); Two or more races: 75,208 (1.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 132,836 (3.1%). 2010 population 18 and over: 3,315,996; 65 and over: 578,227 (13.3%); Median age: 38.1.
Median Household Income: $40,072 (2009), Ranked 47th in the nation
Land area: 39,728 sq mi. (102,896 sq km)
Capital: Frankfort
10 largest cities (2014): Lexington-Fayette, 305,489; Fayette, 286,518 Louisville, 262,764; Bowling Green, 60,600; Owensboro, 58,083; Covington, 40,713; Hopkinsville, 32,966; Richmond, 32,112; Florence, 31,088; Georgetown, 30,271; Elizabethtown, 29,335
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 28 (2015) - $192,874 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 44 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Kentucky is noted for the distilling of Bourbon whiskey and for the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. Tobacco, in which Kentucky is second only to North Carolina among U.S. producers, has long been the state's chief crop, and it is also its chief farm product, followed by horses and mules, cattle, and corn. Dairy goods, hay, and soybeans are also important.
Kentucky derives the greatest share of its income, however, from industry. Even Lexington, one of the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco markets, is industrialized. The state's chief manufactures include electrical equipment, food products, automobiles, nonelectrical machinery, chemicals, and apparel. Printing and publishing as well as tourism have become important industries. Kentucky is also one of the major U.S. producers of coal, the state's most valuable mineral; stone, petroleum, and natural gas are also extracted.
Tourism: Kentucky is world famous for its tourism. There is so much to do and see in Kentucky, including the Annual Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Horse Park, set on more than 1,200 acres featuring dozens of different breeds of horses at work and at play, the International Museum of the Horse, now a Smithsonian Affiliate, with more than 50 million years of equine history and the American Saddlebred Museum.
Kentucky has an expansive park system which includes one national park, two National Recreation areas, two National Historic Parks, two national forests, two National Wildlife Refuges, 45 state parks, 37,696 acres (153 km2) of state forest, and 82 Wildlife Management Areas.
Among the ‘Natural Attractions’, the ‘Red River Gorge’ is one of Kentucky’s most visited places. The Mammoth Cave National Park has the longest system of underground caves in the world. The 300 miles (483 km) which has been explored thus far, is interspersed with caverns, deep sink-holes and spectacular underground lakes and rivers.
Fort Knox, the site of the United States Bullion Depository containing the second largest gold-reserve, the Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace, the Bardstown, the Oscar Getz Museum of Whisky and dozens of other great attractions are popular with both domestic and international visitors.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/kentucky-state-united-states.html
Kentucky Info: http://kentucky.gov/government/Pages/agency.aspx
Government – State: http://kentucky.gov/
Government – City of Lexington: www.lexingtonky.gov
Economic Development: http://www.thinkkentucky.com/
Tourism: http://tah.ky.gov/
Healthcare: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
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