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Kentucky's regions (click on image for color-coding information) Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions: the Cumberland Plateau in the east, which contains much of the historic coal mines; the north-central Bluegrass region, where the major cities and the state capital (Frankfort) are located; the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau (also known as the Pennyrile or ...
Today, 22 of the 120 counties have fewer than 10,000 residents, and half have fewer than 20,000. The 20 largest counties by population all have populations of 49,000 or higher, and just 7 of the 120 have a population of 100,000 or higher. The average county population, based on the estimated 2023 state population of 4.526 million, was 37,718.
Kentucky – state located in the upper south United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, in the East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of ...
Geography of Nelson County, Kentucky (4 C, 3 P) Geography of Nicholas County, Kentucky (3 C) O. Geography of Ohio County, Kentucky (2 C, 1 P)
Website. www.madisoncountyky.us. Madison County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was 92,701. [1] Its county seat is Richmond. [2] The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fourth President of the United States.
Jefferson County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. [1] It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked Fayette County). Since a city-county merger in 2003, the county's territory, population ...
McCreary County, Kentucky (6 C, 4 P) McLean County, Kentucky (4 C, 3 P) Meade County, Kentucky (7 C, 3 P, 2 F) Menifee County, Kentucky (5 C, 5 P) Mercer County, Kentucky (6 C, 6 P) Metcalfe County, Kentucky (4 C, 4 P) Monroe County, Kentucky (5 C, 4 P)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 495 square miles (1,280 km 2), of which 483 square miles (1,250 km 2) is land and 13 square miles (34 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [6] The county's northern border with Ohio is formed by the Ohio River. Its border with the river is the longest of all the Kentucky counties. [7]