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Kentucky (US: / k ə n ˈ t ʌ k i / ⓘ, UK: / k ɛ n-/), [5] [6] 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.
As established and defined by the Kentucky Constitution, the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is composed of three branches: the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. [ 1 ] Executive branch
Kentucky (US: / k ə n ˈ t ʌ k i / ⓘ, UK: / k ɛ n-/), 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.
On September 28, 1786, the residents of Kentucky County began petitioning the Virginia legislature for permission to become a "free and independent state, to be known by the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky". [13] On June 1, 1792, Kentucky County officially became a state.
There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1]
Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1792 – via HathiTrust. 1815-ca.1922; Peter Wallenstein, “Pioneer Black Legislators from Kentucky, 1860s-1960s.” The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, vol. 110, no. 3/4, 2012, pp. 533–57
An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America; Names Common name: Kentucky. Pronunciation: / k ɪ n ˈ t ʌ k i / ⓘ Official name: Commonwealth of Kentucky; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: KY; ISO 3166-2 code: US-KY; Internet second-level domain: .ky ...
The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.