Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Capital: Frankfort
Admitted as state: on June 1, 1972 as 15th
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Goldenrod
Population: 4,041,769
Population Rank: 25 of 50 states (see we're not THAT small!)
Counties: 120
Highest Point: Big Black Mountain, Harlan
Governor: Paul Patton (until November)
Famous for:
Bluegrass
The Kentucky Derby
Home Cookin'
Pretty Women :)
Kentucky is a Commonwealth