Kentucky –
state located in the upper south
United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of
bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the
United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a
Southern state, in the
East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of total area, the 36th largest in land area, and ranks 26th in population. Originally a part of
Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is designated a
commonwealth by the
Kentucky Constitution and is formally known as the "Commonwealth of Kentucky."[1]
Kentucky State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Kentucky state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.