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Kentucky
State Facts
There are fewer men than woman in Kentucky. The overall gender ratio is 97 men to 100 women.
The Kentucky flag was adopted on March 26, 1918. The flag has been ranked the 51st best U.S. flag by a leading Vexillology Organization.
The Kentucky quarter was the 15th quarter released overall. The quarter was released on October 15, 2001.
Recent estimates put Kentucky's population at around 4,413,000 people (26th out of 56).The population density is 111.8 people per square mile (28th out of 56).
Someone from Kentucky is known as a Kentuckian. View our List of Adjectival and Demonyms for all the States.
Kentucky was the 15th state when it joined the United States on June 1, 1792. Prior to 1792, Kentucky was known as "Part of Virginia, seceded with approval of the Virginia General Assembly."
Essential Kentucky Facts
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KY
Postal Code
The Kentucky postal code is KY. This abbreviation has been used since the USPS first established official codes in October 1963. -
Gender Ratio
Gender Ratio: 97 Men to 100 Women
Male Population: 2,173,158 men
Female Population: 2,240,299 women
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State Quarter
The Kentucky Quarter was released in October 10, 2001.
Total Mintage: 0.72 billion.
Engraver: T. James Ferrell -
Population and Area
Population: 4,413,457 people
Land Area: 39,486 square miles
Population Density: 4,413,457 people per square mile
Areas Codes in Kentucky (8)
- 270
- 304
- 423
- 502
- 606
- 812
- 859
- 931
Kentucky Counties (120)
| County | Top Cities |
|---|---|
| Adair County | Breeding, Cane Valley, Columbia, Glens Fork, Gradyville, and Knifley |
| Allen County | Adolphus, Holland, and Scottsville |
| Anderson County | Lawrenceburg |
| Ballard County | Bandana, Barlow, La Center, Lovelaceville, and Wickliffe |
| Barren County | Austin, Cave City, Eighty Eight, Etoile, Glasgow, and Hiseville |
| Bath County | Hope, Olympia, Owingsville, Preston, Salt Lick, and Sharpsburg |
| Bell County | Arjay, Beverly, Calvin, Fourmile, Frakes, and Hulen |
| Boone County | Burlington, Florence, Hebron, Petersburg, Union, and Verona |
| Bourbon County | Millersburg, North Middletown, and Paris |
| Boyd County | Ashland, Catlettsburg, and Rush |
| Boyle County | Danville, Junction City, Mitchellsburg, Parksville, and Perryville |
| Bracken County | Augusta, Brooksville, Foster, Germantown, and Milford |
| Breathitt County | Bays, Clayhole, Jackson, Lost Creek, Rousseau, and Vancleve |
| Breckinridge County | Cloverport, Custer, Garfield, Hardinsburg, Harned, and Hudson |
| Bullitt County | Brooks, Clermont, Hillview, Lebanon Junction, Mount Washington, and Shepherdsville |
| Butler County | Aberdeen, Dunbar, Jetson, Morgantown, Rochester, and Roundhill |
| Caldwell County | Fredonia and Princeton |
| Calloway County | Almo, Dexter, Hazel, Kirksey, Murray, and New Concord |
| Campbell County | Alexandria, Bellevue, California, Dayton, Fort Thomas, and Melbourne |
| Carlisle County | Arlington, Bardwell, Cunningham, and Milburn |
| Carroll County | Carrollton, Ghent, Sanders, and Worthville |
| Carter County | Carter, Denton, Grahn, Grayson, Hitchins, and Olive Hill |
| Casey County | Bethelridge, Dunnville, Hustonville, Kings Mountain, Liberty, and Middleburg |
| Christian County | Cerulean, Crofton, Fort Campbell, Gracey, Herndon, and Hopkinsville |
| Clark County | Winchester |
| Clay County | Big Creek, Fall Rock, Garrard, Goose Rock, Hima, and Manchester |
| Clinton County | Albany and Alpha |
| Crittenden County | Crayne, Dycusburg, Marion, and Tolu |
| Cumberland County | Burkesville, Dubre, and Marrowbone |
| Daviess County | Maceo, Maple Mount, Owensboro, Philpot, Utica, and West Louisville |
| Edmonson County | Bee Spring, Brownsville, Mammoth Cave, Rocky Hill, and Sweeden |
| Elliott County | Isonville and Sandy Hook |
| Estill County | Irvine and Ravenna |
| Fayette County | Lexington |
| Fleming County | Elizaville, Ewing, Flemingsburg, Hillsboro, Muses Mills, and Plummers Landing |
| Floyd County | Allen, Auxier, Banner, Beaver, Betsy Layne, and Bevinsville |
| Franklin County | Frankfort |
| Fulton County | Fulton and Hickman |
| Gallatin County | Glencoe, Sparta, and Warsaw |
| Garrard County | Bryantsville, Lancaster, and Paint Lick |
| Grant County | Corinth, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Jonesville, Mason, and Williamstown |
| Graves County | Boaz, Fancy Farm, Farmington, Hickory, Lowes, and Lynnville |
| Grayson County | Big Clifty, Caneyville, Clarkson, Falls Of Rough, Leitchfield, and Millwood |
| Green County | Greensburg, Mount Sherman, and Summersville |
| Greenup County | Argillite, Flatwoods, Greenup, Russell, South Portsmouth, and South Shore |
| Hancock County | Hawesville, Lewisport, Pellville, and Reynolds Station |
| Hardin County | Cecilia, Eastview, Elizabethtown, Fort Knox, Glendale, and Radcliff |
| Harlan County | Ages Brookside, Baxter, Benham, Big Laurel, Bledsoe, and Cawood |
| Harrison County | Berry and Cynthiana |
| Hart County | Bonnieville, Canmer, Cub Run, Hardyville, Horse Cave, and Magnolia |
| Henderson County | Baskett, Corydon, Curdsville, Henderson, Reed, and Robards |
| Henry County | Bethlehem, Campbellsburg, Eminence, Lockport, New Castle, and Pendleton |
| Hickman County | Clinton and Columbus |
| Hopkins County | Dawson Springs, Earlington, Hanson, Madisonville, Manitou, and Mortons Gap |
| Jackson County | Annville, Bighill, Gray Hawk, Mc Kee, Sandgap, and Tyner |
| Jefferson County | Eastwood, Fairdale, Glenview, Harrods Creek, Louisville, and Masonic Home |
| Jessamine County | Keene, Nicholasville, and Wilmore |
| Johnson County | Boons Camp, Flatgap, Hagerhill, Keaton, Meally, and Oil Springs |
| Kenton County | Covington, Erlanger, Ft Mitchell, Independence, Kenton, and Latonia |
| Knott County | Carrie, Dema, Emmalena, Fisty, Garner, and Hindman |
| Knox County | Artemus, Barbourville, Bimble, Bryants Store, Cannon, and Dewitt |
| Larue County | Buffalo and Hodgenville |
| Laurel County | Bush, East Bernstadt, Keavy, Lily, London, and Pittsburg |
| Lawrence County | Adams, Blaine, Louisa, Lowmansville, Martha, and Mazie |
| Lee County | Athol, Beattyville, Heidelberg, Lone, Saint Helens, and Zoe |
| Leslie County | Asher, Bear Branch, Chappell, Essie, Helton, and Hoskinston |
| Letcher County | Blackey, Burdine, Cromona, Deane, Eolia, and Ermine |
| Lewis County | Emerson, Garrison, Quincy, Tollesboro, and Vanceburg |
| Lincoln County | Crab Orchard, Mc Kinney, Stanford, and Waynesburg |
| Livingston County | Burna, Grand Rivers, Hampton, Ledbetter, Salem, and Smithland |
| Logan County | Adairville, Auburn, Lewisburg, Olmstead, and Russellville |
| Lyon County | Eddyville and Kuttawa |
| Madison County | Berea, Richmond, and Waco |
| Magoffin County | Falcon, Gunlock, Royalton, and Salyersville |
| Marion County | Bradfordsville, Gravel Switch, Lebanon, Loretto, Nerinx, and Raywick |
| Marshall County | Benton, Calvert City, Gilbertsville, and Hardin |
| Martin County | Beauty, Debord, Inez, Lovely, Pilgrim, and Tomahawk |
| Mason County | Dover, Mayslick, Maysville, Minerva, and Washington |
| McCracken County | Kevil, Paducah, and West Paducah |
| McCreary County | Marshes Siding, Parkers Lake, Pine Knot, Revelo, Stearns, and Strunk |
| McLean County | Beech Grove, Calhoun, Island, Livermore, Rumsey, and Sacramento |
| Meade County | Battletown, Brandenburg, Ekron, Guston, Muldraugh, and Payneville |
| Menifee County | Denniston, Frenchburg, Means, and Wellington |
| Mercer County | Burgin, Harrodsburg, and Salvisa |
| Metcalfe County | Beaumont, Center, Edmonton, Knob Lick, and Summer Shade |
| Monroe County | Fountain Run, Gamaliel, Hestand, Mount Hermon, and Tompkinsville |
| Montgomery County | Jeffersonville and Mount Sterling |
| Morgan County | Cannel City, Crockett, Elkfork, Ezel, Malone, and Mize |
| Muhlenberg County | Beech Creek, Beechmont, Belton, Bremen, Browder, and Central City |
| Nelson County | Bardstown, Bloomfield, Boston, Chaplin, Coxs Creek, and Fairfield |
| Nicholas County | Carlisle and Moorefield |
| Ohio County | Beaver Dam, Centertown, Cromwell, Dundee, Fordsville, and Hartford |
| Oldham County | Buckner, Crestwood, Goshen, La Grange, Pewee Valley, and Westport |
| Owen County | New Liberty, Owenton, and Perry Park |
| Owsley County | Booneville, Mistletoe, Ricetown, and Vincent |
| Pendleton County | Butler, De Mossville, and Falmouth |
| Perry County | Ary, Avawam, Bonnyman, Buckhorn, Bulan, and Busy |
| Pike County | Ashcamp, Belcher, Belfry, Canada, Dorton, and Elkhorn City |
| Powell County | Clay City, Slade, and Stanton |
| Pulaski County | Bronston, Burnside, Eubank, Ferguson, Nancy, and Science Hill |
| Robertson County | Mount Olivet |
| Rockcastle County | Brodhead, Livingston, Mount Vernon, Orlando, Renfro Valley, and Wildie |
| Rowan County | Clearfield, Elliottville, Farmers, and Morehead |
| Russell County | Jamestown and Russell Springs |
| Scott County | Georgetown, Sadieville, and Stamping Ground |
| Shelby County | Bagdad, Finchville, Shelbyville, Simpsonville, and Waddy |
| Simpson County | Franklin |
| Spencer County | Fisherville, Mount Eden, and Taylorsville |
| Taylor County | Campbellsville, Elk Horn, and Mannsville |
| Todd County | Allensville, Clifty, Elkton, Fairview, Guthrie, and Sharon Grove |
| Trigg County | Cadiz |
| Trimble County | Bedford and Milton |
| Union County | Morganfield, Sturgis, Sullivan, Uniontown, and Waverly |
| Warren County | Alvaton, Bowling Green, Drake, Oakland, Rockfield, and Smiths Grove |
| Washington County | Mackville, Saint Catharine, Springfield, and Willisburg |
| Wayne County | Monticello |
| Webster County | Clay, Dixon, Poole, Providence, Sebree, and Slaughters |
| Whitley County | Corbin, Emlyn, Rockholds, Siler, and Williamsburg |
| Wolfe County | Campton, Hazel Green, Pine Ridge, and Rogers |
| Woodford County | Midway and Versailles |