KENTUCKY QUICK FACTS Name The meaning of the word Kentucky is unclear but it might be an Iroquois Native American word that means on the meadow or prairie of KENTUCK State Capital Frankfort population 27 557 Date of Statehood June 1 1792 15th state Population 4 413 457 26th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 40 408 square miles 104 656 sq km 37h largest state Largest City Louisville population 612 780 Nickname The Bluegrass State Motto United We Stand Divided We Fall State Bird Cardinal KENTUCKY
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Goldenrod State Rock Kentucky Agate State Tree Tulip Poplar State Song My Old Kentucky Home Highest Point Black Mountain 4 145 feet 1 263 m Lowest Point 257 feet 78 m on the Mississippi River in Fulton County Average July High Temperature 87°F 31°C Record High Temperature 114°F 46°C in Greensburg on July 28 1930 Tulip Poplar Average January Low Temperature 25°F 4°C Record Low Temperature 37°F 38°C in Shelbyville on January 19 1994 Black Mountain Average Annual Precipitation 48 inches 122 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Abraham Lincoln Number of U S Representatives 6 34's Greetings U S Presidents Born In Kentucky Abraham Lincoln KENAK U S Postal Service Abbreviation KY QUICK FACTS N
KENTUCKY GEOGRAPHY Kentucky Kentucky is in the east central part of the United States Many people consider it part of the South It is the 37th largest state covering 40 408 square miles 104 656 sq km At its widest points Kentucky is 425 miles 684 km from east to west From north to south it is at most 182 miles 293 km long Kentucky shares borders with seven states Ohio Indiana and Illinois are to the north The Ohio River forms most of the state's northern border The state of Missouri is to the west It is separated from Kentucky by the Mississippi River Kentucky's eastern neighbors are West Virginia and Virginia The Big Sandy and Tug Fork Rivers separate West Virginia from Kentucky Sharing a nearly straight border to the south is Tennessee Kentucky Is covered In rolling plains mountains and forested lands KENTUCKY
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA Frankfort Louisville Lexington owensboro KENTUCKY Missouri VIRGINIA Bowling Green TENNESSEE Kentucky's total land and water area is 40 408 square miles 104 656 sq km It is the 37th Largest state The state capital is Frankfort GEOGRAPHY
