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The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
Bath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census , the population was 12,750. [ 1 ] The county seat is Owingsville . [ 2 ]
Kentucky County: Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States (1801–09) 772,144: 385 sq mi (997 km 2) Jessamine County: 113: Nicholasville: 1798: Fayette County: Jessamine Creek, which contains a set of rapids that are the county's most well known natural feature 55,017: 173 sq mi (448 km 2) Johnson County: 115: Paintsville: 1843
Approximately 4.4% of Kentucky's population was foreign-born as of 2010. The population density of the state is 107.4 people per square mile. [3] Kentucky's total population has grown during every decade since records began. However, during most decades of the 20th century there was also net out-migration from Kentucky.
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Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use coal in Kentucky; [2]
This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 10 properties listed on the National Register in the ...