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 Forklift Attachments Kentucky - The US state of Kentucky is located within the East Central area of the country. Kansas is classified as a Southern state, and more particularly as a state within the East South Central region, as identified by the United States Census Bureau. The state of Kentucky is among four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth; the others being Massachusetts, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Originally a part of Virginia, during 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. The state of Kentucky is the 37th largest state when it comes to total area, ranks 26th in population and the 36th largest in land area.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass exists within a lot of the pastures all around the state, based on the fertile soil. It made possible the breeding of high-quality livestock, especially pure-bred racing horses. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the longest cave system in the globe, Mammoth Cave National Park; the greatest length of navigable streams and waterways within the contiguous United States; and the two biggest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is likewise home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the country, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the country's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for bourbon distilleries, horse racing, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, college basketball and tobacco.
Early during its history the state of Kentucky gained recognition for its excellent farming environment. It was the place of the first commercial winery in the United States; started in present day Jessamine County in the year 1799 and due to the high calcium content of the soil in the Bluegrass region, the area rapidly became a major horse breeding and racing region. These days Kentucky ranks 5th nationally in goat farming, 8th in beef cattle production, and 14th in corn production.
Now Kentucky's economy has expanded to importance in non agricultural terms too, particularly in medical facilities, auto manufacturing and energy fuel production. As of the year 2010, 24% of electricity produced within the country depended on either enriched uranium rods coming from the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (the only domestic site of low grade uranium enrichment), or from the 107,336 tons of coal extracted from the state's two coal fields, which combined produce 4 percent of the electricity within the nation. The state of Kentucky ranks 4th among U.S. states in the number of trucks and automobiles assembled. The Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac XLR (2004-2009), Ford Super Duty trucks, Ford Explorer, Toyota Camry, Ford Excursion (2000-2005), Toyota Avalon, Toyota Solara, and Toyota Venza are assembled within Kentucky.
For the year 2010, Kentucky had a total gross state product of $163.3 billion, making the state the 28th best in the US. The per-capita personal income ranks 43rd in the nation at $28,513.
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