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To-do list for Kentucky: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2024-08-17 Better source the article. Redraft the History and Economy sections to provide better summaries. Spin off more sub-articles, such as Geography of Kentucky, which would include climate. Add "Military installations" section under "Law and government" (see Indiana for an example)

Section sizes Section size for Kentucky (58 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 10,512 10,512 310 310 Etymology 3,303 3,303 155 155 History 42 22,922 0 2,003 Native American settlement 7,650 7,650 656 656 Early explorations: the discovery of Kentucky 1,174 1,174 143 143 European settlement: The Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1768 2,006 2,006 130 130 Kentucky County and the Cherokee-American wars 1,119 1,119 98 98 Statehood 2,801 2,801 228 228 Post-colonial plantation economy 837 837 77 77 The Civil War 4,592 4,592 420 420 Reconstruction and the New South 2,701 2,701 251 251 Geography 4,145 36,325 278 1,306 Regions 2,295 2,295 215 215 Climate 13,990 17,766 343 343 Natural disasters 3,776 3,776 0 0 Lakes and rivers 2,965 2,965 161 161 Natural environment and conservation 4,276 4,276 289 289 Natural attractions 4,878 4,878 20 20 Administrative divisions 30 12,460 0 869 Counties 1,658 1,658 79 79 Consolidated city-county governments 2,193 2,193 95 95 Major cities 8,579 8,579 695 695 Demographics 6,742 23,055 227 899 Race and ancestry 9,383 9,383 307 307 Language 1,008 1,008 140 140 Religion 5,922 5,922 225 225 Economy 23,127 34,019 656 1,299 Taxation 3,976 3,976 281 281 Tourism 4,791 4,791 249 249 Horse industry 2,125 2,125 113 113 Education 6,386 6,386 461 461 Transportation 255 13,014 16 896 Roads and bridges 3,869 3,869 213 213 Rails 4,120 4,120 288 288 Air 3,022 3,022 243 243 Water 1,748 1,748 136 136 Law and government 2,649 26,851 214 1,680 Executive branch 4,887 4,887 243 243 Legislative branch 1,813 1,813 88 88 Judicial branch 1,790 1,790 116 116 Federal representation 1,361 1,361 103 103 Law 5,921 5,921 364 364 Politics 8,430 8,430 552 552 Culture 15,635 33,568 850 2,477 Music 5,713 5,713 527 527 Literature 2,088 2,088 267 267 Cuisine 1,881 1,881 138 138 Sports 7,017 7,017 610 610 Kentucky colonel 1,234 1,234 85 85 See also 146 146 0 0 Notes 29 29 0 0 References 33 33 0 0 Bibliography 18 5,440 0 0 Politics 177 177 0 0 History 15 5,245 0 0 Surveys and reference 2,092 2,092 0 0 Specialized scholarly studies 3,138 3,138 0 0 External links 2,979 2,979 0 0 Total 231,042 231,042 12,355 12,355

Civil War summary needs some rewriting

It doesn't seem like our summary here reflects Kentucky in the American Civil War very well, particularly where it suggests Kentucky was neutral throughout the war (the state invited Union assistance and Louisville was a Union stronghold), and puts extra weight into modern celebrations related to the Confederacy. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 04:06, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History section, Admission to the Union

What should be expanded or even inserted is how Kentucky was admitted to the Union before Vermont. The article currently points this out but incorrectly gives an accurate timeline. There's also context in that George Washington gave a speech to congress which included the pleas of Kentuckians to become part of the Union, citing recent violent activity of native tribes.

Page in the Journal of the Senate (1st Congress, 3rd Session)

Action	Kentucky (Page)	Vermont (Page)
Petition received	December 9th, 1790 (219)	February 9th, 1791 (241)
Bill created/reported	January 4th, 1791 (229)	February 10th, 1791 (247)
Passed in the Senate	January 12th, 1791 (232)	February 12th, 1791 (262)
Passed in the House	January 28th, 1791 (237)	February 14th, 1791 (268)
Signed into law	February 4th, 1791 (238)	February 18th, 1791 (273)

Kentucky is not the south

I am from Kentucky and I can confirm that it is not the south. 172.103.36.135 (talk) 02:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't an official definition. So it depends on who you ask. See Southeastern United States. GMG^talk 12:45, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2026

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HI PLS LET ME EDIT THX VH7Lhi 123 (talk) 13:36, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. LizardJr8 (talk) 14:02, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"List of Kentucky state agencies" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect List of Kentucky state agencies has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 21 § List of US state agencies until a consensus is reached. Squawk7700 (talk) 20:09, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]