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Kentucky

State

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
Capital
Frankfort 1
Population
4,606,864 1
2025 estimate from Kentucky's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
104,656 1
Admission Year
1792 1
Admitted to the Union June 1, 1792 (15th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
37 degrees north 1
Longitude
86 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

Illinois, States or Territories
Source Illinois (Wikipedia)
Indiana, States or Territories
Source Indiana (Wikipedia)
Missouri, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Ohio, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Tennessee, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Virginia, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
West Virginia, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Frankfort, Cities

Frankfort is in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)
Louisville, Cities

Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Source Louisville (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Kentucky is a state of the United States.

Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Frankfort, Cities

Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.

Source Frankfort (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Abraham Lincoln

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Site Of

Ark Encounter

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Bavarian Brewing Company

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Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad

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Gainesway Farm

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Juddmonte

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Lane's End Farm

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Spendthrift Farm

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Stonerside Stable

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Taylor Made Farm

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Three Chimneys Farm

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Woodburn Stud

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Frederick William Franz

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Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Thomas Merton

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Sources
1. Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Frankfort
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 4,606,864
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    104,656
  • Lead section
    Previously a part of Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 37, lon -86
  • Lead section
    Kentucky (US: , UK: ), 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.
  • 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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Wikidata: Kentucky
Wikidata Q1603, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Indiana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Kentucky
Quote, Adjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Kentucky
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.
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Illinois (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Illinois, Lead section, borders Kentucky
Quote, Adjacent To: Illinois, Lead section, borders Kentucky
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.
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Louisville (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Louisville, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Louisville, Infobox, State
Kentucky
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