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Kentucky (US: / kənˈtʌki / ⓘ, UK: / kɛn -/), [5] officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, [c] 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.
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Kentucky, constituent state of the United States of America. It is bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The capital, Frankfort, lies between the state’s two major cities—Louisville and Lexington.
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Kentucky, also known as the Blue Grass State, is located in the southern United States. Indiana and Ohio border it to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, and Illinois to the northwest.
Kentucky was a border state during the American Civil War, and the state was neutral until a legislature with strong Union sympathies took office on August 5, 1861; most residents also favored the Union in guise of seeing it as the best guarantor of Southern rights and slavery.
Abbreviation: KY. Population (2019): 4,395,295; Rank: 26 of 50 | Population Quick Facts. Region: South. Admission to Statehood: June 1, 1792 (15th State) State Motto: United We Stand; Divided We Fall. State Nickname: Bluegrass State. Origin of State Name: Based on the Iroquois Indian word Ken-tah-ten meaning “land of tomorrow”
Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Frontiersman Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky’s most prominent explorers, and many...