Kentucky

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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky State seal of Kentucky
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: Bluegrass State
Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall
Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted
Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English[1]
Orúkọaráàlú Kentuckian
Olúìlú Frankfort
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Louisville
Largest metro area Louisville Metro
Àlà  Ipò 37th ní U.S.
 - Total 40,409 sq mi
(104,659 km2)
 - Width 140 miles (225 km)
 - Length 379 miles (610 km)
 - % water 1.7
 - Latitude 36° 30′ N to 39° 09′ N
 - Longitude 81° 58′ W to 89° 34′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 26th ní U.S.
 - Total 4,269,245 (2008 est.)[2]
4,041,769 (2000)
Density 101.7/sq mi  (39.28/km2)
Ranked 22nd in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Black Mountain[3]
4,145 ft (1,263 m)
 - Mean 755 ft  (230 m)
 - Lowest point Mississippi River[3]
257 ft (78 m)
Admission to Union  June 1, 1792 (15th)
Gómìnà Steve Beshear (D)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Daniel Mongiardo (D)
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U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R)
Jim Bunning (R)
U.S. House delegation 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats (list)
Time zones  
 - eastern half Eastern: UTC-5/DST-4
 - western half Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations KY US-KY
Website kentucky.gov


  1. "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2006-11-29. 
  2. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Science In Your Backyard: Kentucky". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-11-29.