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Kentucky counties in Appalachia — as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Subcategories This category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total.
The following list contains the 420 counties and eight independent cities that comprise the region of Appalachia as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC was established by the United States federal government in 1965 to alleviate poverty in the Appalachian region, and currently monitors areas in 13 states.
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.
The poverty level of counties in the Appalachian region of Kentucky is 24.4%, as compared to the United States Poverty Level of 12.4%. [30] Of the top eight coal-producing counties in eastern Kentucky, Pike County is the only one that does not have a higher poverty rate than Appalachian Kentucky as a whole.
From a trailblazing town to one situated at the junction of two major rivers, the magazine says each has a lot to offer. These 4 Kentucky spots are among Southern Living’s ‘Best 50 Small Towns ...
La Grange, which is in Oldham County, only has a population of 10,183 and is the "only town in the U.S. with a freight train running on its historic Main Street."
The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the Appalachian Plateau region of the United States.Referred to locally as the "Tri-State area," and colloquially as "Kyova" (Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia), the region spans seven counties in the three states of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. [5]
Best Kentucky counties for off-grid living In a poll of 3,000 people nationwide, BusinessElectric.com found these counties to be the most popular choices in the Bluegrass State for off-grid living ...