Wiki143:WikiProject Kentucky/Almanac
The Kentucky Almanac: a WikiProject Kentucky production in the spirit of The Wikipedia Almanac
Governance
Kentucky is a Commonwealth state presently governed by Steve Beshear from its capital, Frankfort.
State government
See Category:Government of Kentucky
National Representation
U.S. Senate
Current Senators:
- Mitch McConnell (R)
- Jim Bunning (R)
List of United States Senators from Kentucky
U.S. House of Representatives
Districts 1 through 6 - Representatives:
- Template:Ushr. Ed Whitfield (R)
- Template:Ushr. Ron Lewis (R)
- Template:Ushr. John Yarmuth (D)
- Template:Ushr. Geoff Davis (R)
- Template:Ushr. Hal Rogers (R)
- Template:Ushr. Ben Chandler (D)
Counties by District
Category:Congressional districts of Kentucky
Kentucky_Congressional_Districts:
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
2nd District
3rd District
4th District
5th District
6th District
Obsolete Districts
Districts 7 through 13 are obsolete
Demographics
Kentucky ranks 23rd in population density among U. S. states with 101.7 persons per square mile.
See Demographics of the United States
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:
- List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas by state#Kentucky
- List of Micropolitan Statistical Areas by state#Kentucky
Points of interest
Attractions
Transportation
Air
River and Rail
See #Rivers below
Roads
see WikiProject Kentucky State Highways
Geography
Category:Geography of Kentucky
Rivers
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:
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