Capital: Frankfort
Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
Nickname: Bluegrass State
Origin of name: From an Iroquoian word "Ken-tah-ten" meaning "land of tomorrow"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Louisville, 270,308;
Lexington-Fayette, 237,612;
Owensboro, 53,645;
Bowling Green, 45,451;
Covington, 41,830;
Hopkinsville, 32,283;
Frankfort, 28,708;
Henderson, 26,862;
Paducah, 26,749;
Jeffersontown, 24,314
Land area (rank): 39,732 sq mi. (102,907 sq km) (36)
Geographic center: In Marion Co., 3 mi. NNW of Lebanon
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Jefferson, 672,918
1997 resident population est.: 3,908,124
1990 resident census population (rank): 3,685,296 (23).
Male: 1,785,235; Female: 1,900,061.
White: 3,391,832 (92.0%); Black: 262,907 (7.1%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 5,769 (0.2%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 17,812 (0.5%); Other race: 6,976 (0.2%); Hispanic: 21,984 (0.6%).
1990 percent population below age 18: 25.9; 65 and over: 12.7; median age: 33.0.
Contact your USA Volleyball Regional Office for details.
REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. USAV Pioneer Region
In in 1996-1997 school year,
84 high schools fielded girls teams with 1,839 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
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DIVISION I - WOMENS
University of Kentucky Lexington KY 40506-0032 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY 42101-3576 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond KY 40475-3101 University of Louisville Louisville KY 40292 Morehead State University Morehead KY 40351-1689 Murray State University Murray KY 42071-0009DIVISION II - WOMENS
BELLARMINE COLLEGE LOUISVILLE KY 40205-0671 KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FRANKFORT KY 40601 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE OWENSBORO KY 42302-1039 NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41099DIVISION III - WOMENS
Centre College Danville KY 40422-1394 Thomas More College Crestview Hills KY 41017-3428MENS
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