Facts About Kentucky

Facts About Kentucky

Kentucky became the 15th state of the United States when it entered the union in June 1, 1792. The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort and its largest city is Louisville. Kentucky has borders with Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Counties of Kentucky: 119

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* Adair * Allen * Anderson * Ballard * Barren * Bath * Bell * Boone * Bourbon * Boyd * Boyle * Bracken * Breathitt * Breckinridge * Bullitt * Butler * Caldwell * Calloway * Campbell * Carlisle * Carroll * Carter * Casey * Christian * Clark * Clay * Clinton * Crittenden * Cumberland * Daviess * Edmonson * Elliott * Estill * Fayette * Fleming * Floyd * Franklin * Fulton * Gallatin * Garrard * Grant * Graves * Grayson * Green * Greenup * Hancock * Hardin * Harlan * Harrison * Hart * Henderson * Henry * Hickman * Hopkins * Jackson * Jefferson * Jessamine * Johnson * Kenton * Knott * Knox * Larue * Laurel * Lawrence * Lee * Leslie * Letcher * Lewis * Lincoln * Livingston * Logan * Lyon * McCracken * McCreary * McLean * Madison * Magoffin * Marion * Marshall * Martin * Mason * Meade * Menifee * Mercer * Metcalfe * Monroe * Montgomery * Morgan * Muhlenberg * Nelson Nicholas * Ohio * Oldham * Owen * Owsley * Pendleton * Perry * Pike * Powell * Pulaski * Robertson * Rockcastle * Rowan * Russell * Scott * Shelby * Simpson * Spencer * Taylor * Todd * Trigg * Trimble * Union * Warren * Washington * Wayne * Webster * Whitley * Wolfe * Woodford *

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State Flag:

State Motto: "United we stand, divided we fall "

State Abbreviation: KY

State Name of Residents: Kentuckians

State Size: 40,411 square miles; the 37th biggest state of the United States]

State Song: "My Old Kentucky Home"

State Nick Name: Bluegrass State

State Tree: Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

State Flower: Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

State Wild Animal: Gray squirrel

State Horse: Thoroughbred

State Bird: Cardinal

State Fish: Kentucky Bass

State Fossil: Brachiopod

State Insect: Viceroy Butterfly

State Gem Stone: Freshwater pearl

State Soil: Crider; unofficial

State Major Rivers: Ohio River, Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Kentucky River, Green River

State Major Lakes: Lake Cumberland, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley

State Highest Point: Black Mountain - 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above sea level

State Bordering Country: None

State Bordering Body of Water: None

State Name Origin: Kentucky is from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," which means "land of tomorrow."

State Largest Cities:
* Lexington-Fayette * Louisville * Lexington * Owensboro * Bowling Green * Covington * Richmond * Hopkinsville * Henderson * Frankfort *

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