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Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km 2), it is only still possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county; McCreary County was formed in this manner, from parts of Wayne, Pulaski and Whitley counties. Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776.
Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a commonwealth by the Kentucky Constitution and is formally known as the "Commonwealth of Kentucky." [1]
English: This is a locator map showing Morgan County in Kentucky. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
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 ...
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English: This is a locator map showing Harlan County in Kentucky. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
English: This is a locator map showing Marion County in Kentucky. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Fayette County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky and is consolidated with the city of Lexington. As of the 2020 census , the population was 322,570, [ 1 ] making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth .