"The
Bluegrass State"
Motto: "United we stand, divided we fall"
Union Member Since June 01, 1792 (15)
Governor:
Ernie Fletcher
Official State of Kentucky Web Site:
kentucky.gov
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Capitol:
Frankfort
Tree: Tulip Poplar
Bird: Cardinal
Flower: Goldenrod
Population and (rank):
3,685,296 (1990)(25)
4,041,769 (2000 est.)
Land Area and (rank):
39,732 square miles
(102,907 sq km) (36) |