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Kentucky

Bluegrass State

Quick Facts: Kentucky

HASC Code: US-KY
FIPS Code: US21
Admission Date: June 1, 1792
Region: South
Division: East South Central

Capital: Frankfort
Largest City: Fayette
Population: 4,206,074
Land Area: 39,728 sq mi (102,895 km²)
Number of Counties: 120

Counties of Kentucky

Largest Cities in Kentucky

Louisville Pop: 256,231 City

Owensboro Pop: 54,067 City

Green Pop: 49,296 City

Covington Pop: 43,370 City

Hopkinsville Pop: 30,089 City

Frankfort Pop: 27,741 City

Henderson Pop: 27,373 City

Richmond Pop: 27,152 City

Jeffersontown Pop: 26,633 City

Paducah Pop: 26,307 City

Florence Pop: 23,551 City

Elizabethtown Pop: 22,542 City

Towns, Villages & Other Municipalities in Kentucky

Station CDP Pop: 22,946

Newburg CDP Pop: 20,636

Creek CDP Pop: 17,870

Okolona CDP Pop: 17,807

Highview CDP Pop: 15,161

Knox CDP Pop: 12,377

Burlington CDP Pop: 10,779

Dennis CDP Pop: 9,177

Oakbrook CDP Pop: 7,726

Fairdale CDP Pop: 7,658

Buechel CDP Pop: 7,272

Westwood CDP Pop: 4,888

Reidland CDP Pop: 4,353

Hendron CDP Pop: 4,239

Buckner CDP Pop: 4,000

Massac CDP Pop: 3,888

Brooks CDP Pop: 2,678

Claryville CDP Pop: 2,588

Center CDP Pop: 1,874

Ledbetter CDP Pop: 1,700

More About Kentucky

Elevation:

High: Pine Mountain 1,760 ft | Low: Smithland 344 ft

Pop. Density:

105.87/sq mi (40.88/km²)

ZIP Code Range:

40000 - 42700

Official Website:

http://kentucky.gov

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