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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 ...
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat in a single day, as well as ...
ZIP Codes. 40447, 40402, 40434, 40481, 40486. Jackson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,955. [1] Its county seat is McKee. [2] The county was formed in 1858 from land given by Madison, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Laurel, and Rockcastle counties. [3]
UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 5th. Website. www.martincountykentucky.com. Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,287. [1] Its county seat is Inez. [2] The county was founded in 1870 and is named for Congressman John Preston Martin. [3][4]
Kentucky, a state in the United States, has 418 active cities. [1] The two largest, Louisville and Lexington, are designated "first class" cities. A first class city would normally have a mayor- alderman government, but that does not apply to the merged governments in Louisville and Lexington. All other cities have a different form of ...
Metropolitan statistical areas. The following tables list population figures for the metropolitan statistical areas of Kentucky, in rank of population. Metropolitan area. 2021 Population. Bowling Green, KY MSA. 182,594. Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA. 471,903 a. Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA.
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 ...
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,903. [1] Its county seat and only municipality is Columbia. [2] The county was founded in 1801 and named for John Adair, then Speaker of the House in Kentucky and later Governor of Kentucky (1820 – 1824). [3]