Last Updated on July 25, 2023
Population: 4.5 million
Capital: Frankfort
Largest City: Louisville
Major Industries: Bourbon (and food/beverage), agritech, automotive, manufacturing, aerospace, primary metals, chemical, logistics, health care
Kentucky is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north. It borders West Virginia and Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
User Groups
| Location | Linux User Group |
|---|---|
| Louisville | KYOSS: Kentucky Open Source Society is a community of enthusiasts, knowledge seekers, professionals, amateurs, and anyone else who has an interest in Open Source software and Open Source philosophies. |
| Louisville | The Louisville Open Source Programming Meetup Group offers good conversation, networking, and presentations. |
Bourbon is so intrinsically linked to Kentucky, the ‘Bluegrass State’, that it’s easy to think the spirit is exclusively made there. That’s almost true. 95 per cent of the world’s supply comes from Kentucky.
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