| Population (1994): 3,827,000
(24th in size)
State size: 40,409 square miles (37th in
size)
State Capital: Frankfort (named after the pioneer
Stephen Frank who was killed by Indians at a crossing in
the Kentucky River)
Major cities: Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville and
Owensboro
Admission to union: The 15th State
Date entered the union: June 1, 1792
Origin of state name: Named from an Indian word
"Kenta" meaning "prairie".
Nicknames: The Bluegrass State
Bordering states: West Virginia, Virginia, Missouri,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Goldenrod
State tree: Kentucky Coffee Tree
Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall |
