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Kentucky Facts and Figures

  • Population is 4 million.

  • Kentucky was the first state not on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean to be admitted to the Union.

  • Kentucky is nicknamed the 'Bluegrass State' because of the famous grass which horses graze upon--and which is actually green.

  • Kentucky is where the "Corvette," the famous American sports car, was created and built.

  • Famous natives and residents include pioneers Kit Carson, James Bowie and Daniel Boone; U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; boxer Muhammad Ali; writers Robert Penn Warren and Hunter S. Thompson; Confederate President Jefferson Davis; and Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.

    • Related Links

  • Kentucky Tourism Council.

  • Take a look at the 2000 U.S. Census data for Kentucky.

  • See a detailed map of the state.

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