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Kentucky | Points of Interest | Famous Kentuckians | Muhlenberg County
Kentucky is an exciting and beautiful state. It is located in the eastern part of the South Central Region of the United States. Kentucky is bordered on the south by Tennessee; the north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; on the west by Missouri; and by Virginia and West Virginia on the east.
Among the fifty states, Kentucky is ranked 37th in size with an area of 40,411 square miles. It is 425 miles from east to west, and 182 miles long from north to south. It is 40 miles wide at its narrowest point. In 2002, the Census found that 4,041,769 people reside in the state.
Top of pageThe climate of Kentucky is moderate with an average winter temperature of 35°F, year round average of 55°F. Precipitation averages 44 inches a year, unfortunatly that is usually seems to come in two or three stretches during the year. Kentucky has warm to hot summers with a total of four distinct seasons. While there are some very hot days in the summer and some very cold days in the winter, there are normally very few major weather forces. Kentucky has no hurricanes and few earthquakes, wildfires, blizzards, tornados, or major droughts.
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Kentucky's capitol is Frankfort, even though (if asked) some people will swear Lexington or Louisville is the capitol.
In the United States, Kentucky is ranked #1 in coal production. The Eastern Kentucky Coal Field produced more than 109 million tons of coal in 2001, and the Western Kentucky Coal Field produced more than 28 million tons. Pike County was the leading producer in eastern Kentucky in 2001 with more than 34 million tons. Webster County led western Kentucky production with more than 10 million tons of coal in 2000.
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| Greenville Coal Company circa 1928(Muhlenberg County) | Last Shift to work Graham Mine on February 27, 1957(Muhlenberg County) |
With both western and eastern coalfields, coal has been mined in 56 of Kentucky's 120 counties at one time or another. The largest number of counties with coal revenues in a given year was 49 counties in 1950. Pike County has produced 1.33 billion tons of coal, more than any other county. Pike County has also produced the most coal from underground mines, over 1 billion tons. However, Muhlenberg County has produced 418 million tons of surface-mined coal, more than any other county.
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