Kentucky (KY)
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Admission to Statehood:
June 1, 1792 (15th State)
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Area:
- Area: 40,411 sq.mi (104,664 sq.km.), 37th
- Land: 39,732 sq.mi. (102,905 sq.km.), 26th
- Water: 679 sq.mi. (1,759 sq.km.), 38th
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Constitution:
Kentucky's Constitution , 15th State
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Population (2013):
4,395,295; Rank: 26 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird:
Cardinal | List of State Birds
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Constitution:
Kentucky's Constitution , 15th State
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Flag:
Placed on a navy blue field is the seal and words "Commonwealth of Kentucky". The two friends shaking hands, a pioneer and a statesman, represent all the people. They are acting out the meaning of Kentucky's motto: "United We Stand; Divided We Fall". Sprays of the state flower {goldenrod} extend in a half circle around the picture. Flag adopted 1918 amended in 1928 & 1962. Get this Flag
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Flower:
Goldenrod (Solidago altissima) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities:
Louisville | Lexington - Fayette | Bowling Green | Owensboro | Covington | Hopkinsville | Richmond | Florence | Georgetown | Henderson
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Origin of State Name:
Based on the Iroquois Indian word Ken-tah-ten meaning "land of tomorrow"
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Population (2013):
4,395,295; Rank: 26 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil:
Crider
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Song:
- "My Old Kentucky Home" | Words by: Stephen C. Foster | Music by: Stephen C. Foster
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Tree:
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | Other State Trees
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County Profile:
Kentucky County Map , 120 Counties
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Representatives:
- US House: 113th Congress
- US Senate: 113th Congress
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Area:
- Area: 40,411 sq.mi (104,664 sq.km.), 37th
- Land: 39,732 sq.mi. (102,905 sq.km.), 26th
- Water: 679 sq.mi. (1,759 sq.km.), 38th
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County Profile:
Kentucky County Map , 120 Counties
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Geographic Center:
Marion, 3 miles northnorthwest of Lebanon
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Highest Point:
Black Mountain ; 4,145 feet, (1,263 m), 27th tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 37°21.5'N / 85°30.4'W
- Relative Center: Marion, 3 miles north northwest of Lebanon
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Lowest Point:
Mississippi River at Kentucky Bend ; 257 feet, 31st lowest
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Topography:
Image | Mountainous in east; rounded hills of the Knobs in the north; Bluegrass, heart of the state; wooded rocky hillsides of the Pennroyal; western coal fields; the fertile Purchase in the southwest.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 (16th) | February 12, 1809 | in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky
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- Agriculture: Horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, corn.
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