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Frankfort is the capital of the U.S. state of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. [5] It is a home rule-class city. [6] The population was 28,602 at the 2020 United States census. [7]
The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its capital is Frankfort and its most populous city is Louisville. As of 2020, the state's population was approximately 4.5 million. [2] Previously part of Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. [6]
5 days ago · Kentucky, constituent state of the United States of America. It is bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The capital, Frankfort, lies between the state’s two major cities—Louisville and Lexington.
Frankfort, capital (since 1792) of Kentucky, U.S., and seat of Franklin county, located 50 miles (80 km) east of Louisville and 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Lexington. Frankfort was founded in 1786 on the Kentucky River by Gen. James Wilkinson.
