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Outline of Kentucky

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General reference
Geography of Kentucky
Places in Kentucky Environment of Kentucky Natural geographic features of Kentucky Regions of Kentucky Administrative divisions of Kentucky Demography of Kentucky
Government and politics of Kentucky
Branches of the government of Kentucky Executive branch of the government of Kentucky Legislative branch of the government of Kentucky Judicial branch of the government of Kentucky Law and order in Kentucky Laws by type Military in Kentucky
History of Kentucky
Historical societies in Kentucky History of Kentucky, by period History of Kentucky, by region History of Kentucky, by subject
Culture of Kentucky
The Arts in Kentucky Sports in Kentucky
Economy and infrastructure of Kentucky
Education in Kentucky
See also
References
External links

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth 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]{{TOC limit|limit=2}}{{clear}}

General reference

Names
- Common name: Kentucky
- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Kentucky.ogg|k|ᵻ|n|ˈ|t|ʌ|k|i}}
- 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

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

The Bluegrass
Eastern Kentucky
Jackson Purchase
Northern Kentucky
The Pennyrile
South Central Kentucky
Western Coal Fields

Administrative divisions 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

Demographics of Kentucky

Government and politics of Kentucky

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

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

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

Cannabis in Kentucky
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

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
- Cherokee–American 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
List of Kentucky women in the civil rights era

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 {{flagicon|Kentucky}}
- Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Arts in Kentucky

Music of Kentucky
Theater in Kentucky

Sports in Kentucky

Economy and infrastructure of Kentucky

Economy of Kentucky

Agriculture in 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

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

References

1. ^http://kentucky.gov: copyright 2009
2. ^¹²³Introduction to Kentucky, 50 States.
3. ^Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
4. ^{{cite web |url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html |title = U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Kentucky |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150622061626/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html |archivedate = 2015-06-22 |df = }}

External links

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.
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Kentucky Department of Tourism
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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
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150622061626/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html U.S. Census Bureau Kentucky QuickFacts]
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