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Kentucky Profile
Bordered by Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, it covers 40,411 sq mi (104,664 sq km); its capital is Frankfort. Among its geographical features are the Appalachian Mountains of the east, the interior lowlands, including the Bluegrass region, and the rich lowlands along the Mississippi River. Before the arrival of white settlers, the region was a hunting ground for Indian tribes, including the Shawnee, Iroquois, and Cherokee. Daniel Boone, among the first white settlers, arrived in 1769; a wave of immigration followed the American Revolution. Settlements began as part of a district of Virginia, but in 1792 Kentucky entered the Union as the 15th state. It was a border state during the American Civil War, remaining in the Union but providing troops to both sides. The opening of rail lines into the eastern coal country and the introduction of a tobacco economy spurred growth in the late 19th century. In the 1970s a nationwide energy shortage created a demand for coal, from which Kentucky prospered, but demand dropped in the 1980s and many jobs were lost. Manufacturing is the leading source of income, while tobacco is the chief crop. Kentucky is known for its bourbon whiskey and Thoroughbred horses; the Kentucky Derby is run annually at Churchill Downs.
Kentucky Statistics
| Population, 2007 estimate | 4,241,474 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | 4.9% |
| Housing units, 2007 | 1,906,096 |
| Median household income, 2007 | $40,299 |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 39,728.18 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 101.7 |
Kentucky Links
There's more information than I could possibly list here but I want to provide links to further your investigation if you so choose. So, here's a link the Official State Home Page of Kentucky. The official tourism Web site of Kentucky shows you everything you can do here in Kentucky!
Weather information is also available by cities. Just visit Kentucky Weather - Average Temperatures and Rainfall and then click on the name of the city you are interested in to find data for that specific city. And what state profile would be complete without a link to their Top Attractions and Oddities?!?
If you're not ready to purchase a new home just yet, I have a Web site that might interest you. It's called Houses for Rent where people looking for rental properties in Louisville, Kentucky can search available homes. Property owners can use this site to place free rental listings. The following site can help you find property managers here in Kentucky.
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Louisville
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Western Kentucky
Search the entire Western Kentucky area including Cadiz, Eddyville, Hopkinsville, Princeton, Benton and surrounding counties. Brought to you by "Your Real Estate Friend", Kathy DeCoursey, RealtorŪ.
