Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordering Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to the north and Missouri to the west along the Ohio River. Admitted to the Union in 1792 as the 15th state, its capital is Frankfort. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from Kentucky's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union June 1, 1792 (15th state), per the infobox. Connections
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Associated With
Frankfort, Cities Frankfort is in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)
Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Source Louisville (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Frankfort, Cities Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.
Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)
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1. Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Frankfort
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 4,606,864
Infobox, area
Area Total 104,656 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union June 1, 1792 (15th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 37, lon -86
Introduction
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River.
Adjacent To: Missouri, Lead section, borders Missouri
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
Adjacent To: Ohio, Lead section, borders Ohio
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
Adjacent To: Tennessee, Lead section, borders Tennessee
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
Adjacent To: Virginia, Lead section, borders Virginia
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
Adjacent To: West Virginia, Lead section, borders West Virginia
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
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It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
Illinois (Wikipedia)
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This marks the beginning of Illinois's southern border with Kentucky, which runs along the northern shoreline of the Ohio River. Most of the western border with Missouri and Iowa is the Mississippi River.
Louisville (Wikipedia)
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