Businesses and Places in Kentucky

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Kentucky Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation KY
Capital Frankfort
Size Total (Land + Water) 40,409 sq miles; Land Only 39,728 sq miles
Number of Counties 120
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone, Central Time Zone
Bordering States Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Highest Point Black Mountain, 4,145 feet
National Parks Mammoth Cave National Park
Population (2015) 4,425,092
Population Density 111.4 people / square mile
Area Codes 270, 364, 502, 606, 859
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Louisville (597,337)
Lexington (295,803)
Bowling Green (58,067)
Owensboro (57,265)
Covington (40,640)
Statehood June 1, 1792
Electoral Votes 8
Governor Official Kentucky Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Kentucky
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Kentucky
Senators List of Kentucky State Senators
Representatives List of Kentucky State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Kentucky State Constitution
Road Conditions Kentucky Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date October 15, 2001
Bird Cardinal
Butterfly Viceroy butterfly
Dance Clogging
Drink Milk
Fish Kentucky spotted bass
Flower Goldenrod
Fossil Brachiopod
Fruit Blackberry
Gemstone Freshwater pearl
Horse Thoroughbred horse
Mineral Coal
Motto United we stand, divided we fall
Music Bluegrass music
Musical Instrument Appalachian dulcimer
Nickname Bluegrass State
Rock Kentucky agate
Silverware Pattern Old Kentucky Blue Grass, The Georgetown Pattern
Soil Crider soil series
Tree Tulip tree
Wild Animal Game Species Gray squirrel
NCAA Division I Schools Eastern Kentucky University (Ohio Valley)
University of Kentucky (SEC)
University of Louisville (ACC)
Morehead State University (Ohio Valley)
Murray State University (Ohio Valley)
Northern Kentucky University (Horizon)
Western Kentucky University (Conference USA)
Gas Tax $0.2600 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $0.60 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Maker's Mark Winery offering tours in Loretto, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Churchill Downs Horse racing course and home of the Kentucky Derby, located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Kentucky Kingdom Amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Newport Aquarium Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Creation Museum Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Keeneland Race course and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Louisville Zoo Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Red River Gorge Canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Kentucky Horse Park Horse farm and educational theme park in Lexington, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted house in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Lake Cumberland Reservoir in southern Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Land Between the Lakes 170,000 acre of national recreation area in western Kentucky along the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
Tourist Attractions Louisville Slugger Museum Museum and factory tour in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Mammoth Cave National Park National park in central Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Lost River Cave Seven-mile cave system in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Beech Bend Park Amusement park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Buffalo Trace Distillery Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions Muhammad Ali Center Museum dedicated to the life of Muhammad Ali, located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tourist Attractions National Corvette Museum Museum showcasing Chevrolet Corvettes, located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Fun Facts Held every year since 1875, the Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country.
Fun Facts In 1774, Ford Harrod (now Harrodsburg) was established as the first permanent settlement in the Kentucky region. It was named after James Harrod, who led the construction efforts.
Fun Facts Cumberland Falls in Kentucky is only place in Western Hemisphere to spot a moonbow on a regular basis (a moonbow is a rainbow made from light reflected off of the moon at night).
Fun Facts Kentucky’s officeholders and judges must swear an oath before taking office that they have neither fought a duel with deadly weapons nor aided or assisted any person fighting one.
Fun Facts Kentucky is the only U.S. state to have a continuous border of rivers running along three of its sides—the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Big Sandy River and Tug Fork to the east.
Fun Facts The name "Kentucky" has an Indian origin. There are several sources
- The Wyandots called it "Kah-ten-tah-teh," meaning "Fair Land of Tomorrow."
- The Shawnee name is "Kain-tuck-ee," meaning "At the Head Of The River."
- The Mohawks called it "Kentucke," meaning "Among the Meadows."
- The Delawares also called it "Kentucke," which means "Place of the Meadows."
- The Catawbas called it "Kentucke" as well, meaning, "The Prairie, or Barrens."
Fun Facts On January 30, 1900, Kentucky Governor William Goebel was assassinated in downtown Frankfort. Goebel is the only governor of a U.S. state to have been assassinated while in office.
Fun Facts The song "Happy Birthday to You" was the creation of two Louisville sisters, Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill, in 1893.
Fun Facts Middlesboro is the only city in the United States built within a meteor crater.
Fun Facts In Kentucky, throwing eggs at a public speaker may result in one year in prison.
Name Origin From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
Residents Names Kentuckian
Tourism Office Website www.tourky.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 502-223-8687 (not toll-free)

Cities in Kentucky to visit