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Geography & Demographics

State Abbreviation	KY
State Capital	Frankfort
State Size	Total (Land + Water): 40,409 sq miles; Land Only: 39,728 sq miles
Number of Counties	120
Time Zone	Eastern Time Zone, Central Time Zone
Bordering States	Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Highest Point	Black Mountain, 4,145 feet
Tallest Building	400 West Market in Louisville, 549 feet
Largest Stadium	Kroger Field in Lexington, capacity 61,000
National Parks	Mammoth Cave National Park
State Population (2020)	4,505,836
State Population Density	113.4 people / square mile
Area Codes	270, 364, 502, 606, 859
Top 5 Cities (2020 population)	Louisville (767,452) Lexington (324,735) Bowling Green (70,631) Owensboro (60,344) Covington (40,314)

Government & Legislature

Statehood	June 1, 1792
Electoral Votes	8
State Flag
Governor	Official Kentucky Governor Website
U. S. Senators	List of U. S. Senators From Kentucky
U. S. Representatives	List of U. S. Representatives From Kentucky
State Senators	List of Kentucky State Senators
State Representatives	List of Kentucky State Representatives
State Government	Official Site
State Constitution	Kentucky State Constitution
Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Date	June 26, 2015
Road Conditions	Kentucky Road Conditions
State Quarter Issue Date	October 15, 2001

State Symbols

State Bird	Cardinal
State Butterfly	Viceroy butterfly
State Dance	Clogging
State Drink	Milk
State Fish	Kentucky spotted bass
State Flower	Goldenrod
State Fossil	Brachiopod
State Fruit	Blackberry
State Gemstone	Freshwater pearl
State Horse	Thoroughbred horse
State Mineral	Coal
State Motto	United we stand, divided we fall
State Music	Bluegrass music
State Musical Instrument	Appalachian dulcimer
State Nickname	Bluegrass State
State Rock	Kentucky agate
State Silverware Pattern	Old Kentucky Blue Grass, The Georgetown Pattern
State Soil	Crider soil series
State Tree	Tulip tree
State Wild Animal Game Species	Gray squirrel

Sports Teams

Major Sports Teams	None
NCAA Division I Schools	Eastern Kentucky University (Ohio Valley) University of Kentucky (SEC) University of Louisville (ACC) Morehead State University (Ohio Valley) Murray State University (Ohio Valley) Northern Kentucky University (Horizon) Western Kentucky University (Conference USA)

Table Tennis Clubs in Kentucky

City	Table Tennis Club
Lexington	Lexington Table Tennis Club

Popular Tourist Attractions

Beech Bend Park: Amusement park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Buffalo Trace Distillery: Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Churchill Downs: Horse racing course and home of the Kentucky Derby, located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Creation Museum: Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.
Keeneland: Race course and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky.
Kentucky Horse Park: Horse farm and educational theme park in Lexington, Kentucky.
Kentucky Kingdom: Amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky.
Lake Cumberland: Reservoir in southern Kentucky.
Land Between the Lakes: 170,000 acre of national recreation area in western Kentucky along the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
Lost River Cave: Seven-mile cave system in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Louisville Slugger Museum: Museum and factory tour in Louisville, Kentucky.
Louisville Zoo: Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky.
Maker's Mark: Winery offering tours in Loretto, Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave National Park: National park in central Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Center: Museum dedicated to the life of Muhammad Ali, located in Louisville, Kentucky.
National Corvette Museum: Museum showcasing Chevrolet Corvettes, located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Newport Aquarium: Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky.
Red River Gorge: Canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Haunted house in Louisville, Kentucky.

UNESCO Heritage Sites

Mammoth Cave National Park

Festivals and Events

Top festivals and events in Kentucky. They are listed in approximate order of when they take place during the year.

Festival / Event	When	Location
Kentucky Derby Festival	April	Louisville
Great Balloonfest	April	Louisville
Owensboro International Bar-B-Q Festival	May	Owensboro
The Great American Brass Band Festival	June	Centre College, Danville
Berea Craft Festival	July	Indian Fort Theatre, Berea
Bourbon & Beyond	September	Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville
Festival of the Red	September	Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Slade
Festival of the Horse	September	Georgetown
Gaslight Festival Balloon Glow	September	Jeffersontown
Kentucky Bourbon Festival	September	Bardstown
World Chicken Festival	September	London
Kentucky Apple Festival	First Saturday In October	Paintsville

Popular Iconic Kentucky Foods

Kentucky is famous for the following foods:

Burgoo
Hot Brown
Derby Pie
Bourbon Balls
Fried Chicken
Barbecue
Benedictine
Henry Bain Sauce
Spoonbread
Ale-8-One Soda
Beer Cheese

Famous People Born In Kentucky

Nobel Prize Winners

Thomas H. Morgan (Physiology or Medicine, 1933)
Phillip A. Sharp (Physiology or Medicine, 1993)
Robert H. Grubbs (Chemistry, 2005)

United States Presidents

Abraham Lincoln (16th President)

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Members

George McAfee (Halfback. Inducted in 1966)
Paul Hornung (Halfback, Kicker. Inducted in 1986)
Dermontti Dawson (Center. Inducted in 2012)
Champ Bailey (Cornerback. Inducted in 2019)

Baseball Hall Of Fame Players

Earle Combs (Center Fielder. Inducted in 1970)
Pee Wee Reese (Shortstop. Inducted in 1984)
Jim Bunning (Pitcher. Inducted in 1996)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Players

Joe Fulks (Forward. Inducted in 1978)
Cliff Hagan (Guard-Forward. Inducted in 1978)
Frank Ramsey (Guard-Forward. Inducted in 1982)
Wes Unseld (Center-Forward. Inducted in 1988)
Dave Cowens (Center-Forward. Inducted in 1991)
Arnie Risen (Center. Inducted in 1998)

Famous Actors And Actresses

George Clooney
Johnny Depp
Jennifer Lawrence
Patricia Neal

Famous Singers

Naomi Judd
Loretta Lynn
Joan Osborne

Kentucky Fun Facts

· The name "Kentucky" has an Indian origin. There are several sources:
- The Wyandots called it "Kah-ten-tah-teh," meaning "Fair Land of Tomorrow."
- The Shawnee name is "Kain-tuck-ee," meaning "At the Head Of The River."
- The Mohawks called it "Kentucke," meaning "Among the Meadows."
- The Delawares also called it "Kentucke," which means "Place of the Meadows."
- The Catawbas called it "Kentucke" as well, meaning, "The Prairie, or Barrens."

· Held every year since 1875, the Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country.

· In 1774, Ford Harrod (now Harrodsburg) was established as the first permanent settlement in the Kentucky region. It was named after James Harrod, who led the construction efforts.

· Cumberland Falls in Kentucky is only place in Western Hemisphere to spot a moonbow on a regular basis (a moonbow is a rainbow made from light reflected off of the moon at night).

· Kentucky's officeholders and judges must swear an oath before taking office that they have neither fought a duel with deadly weapons nor aided or assisted any person fighting one.

· Kentucky is the only U.S. state to have a continuous border of rivers running along three of its sides-the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Big Sandy River and Tug Fork to the east.

· On January 30, 1900, Kentucky Governor William Goebel was assassinated in downtown Frankfort. Goebel is the only governor of a U.S. state to have been assassinated while in office.

· The song "Happy Birthday to You" was the creation of two Louisville sisters, Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill, in 1893.

· Middlesboro is the only city in the United States built within a meteor crater.

· In Kentucky, throwing eggs at a public speaker may result in one year in prison.

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