Kentucky Information
Kentucky is known for its bluegrass, bourbon, and thoroughbred horse racing, and offers historic sites, like Civil War forts and battlefields, and the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Kentucky has more navigable waterways than any contiguous state, and contains part of the longest cave system in the world.
Kentucky Facts
| Capital: Frankfort |
| Size: 39,728 square miles |
| Population: 4,314,113 (U.S. Census 2009) |
| Nickname: The Bluegrass State |
| Motto: United we stand, divided we fall |
| Date of Statehood: June 1, 1792 (15th) |
| Border States: West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio |
| State Animal: Gray Squirrel |
| State Bird: Cardinal |
| State Flower: Goldenrod |
| State Tree: Tulip Poplar |
| State Song: "My Old Kentucky Home" |
| Major Cities: Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort |
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