![]() ![]() It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of green grass introduced by European settlers for the purpose of grazing in pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020. ![]() Its capital is Frankfort and its largest city is Louisville. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Kentucky borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Kentucky ( US: / k ə n ˈ t ʌ k i/ ( listen) kən- TUK-ee, UK: / k ɛ n-/ ken-), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. ![]()
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