| Date Admitted: | 1792 |
| State Capital: | Frankfort |
| Admission to U.S.: | Fifteenth State |
| Flag Adopted: | 1918 amended in 1928 & 1962 |
| State Motto: | "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" |
| Area: | 40,411 square miles |
| Highest Point: | Black Mountain - 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above sea level |
| Nickname: | The Blue Grass State |
| State Song: | "My Old Kentucky Home" |
| State Flower: | Goldenrod |
| State Tree: | Coffee Tree |
| State Bird: | Kentucky Cardinal |
State Wild Animal: | Gray squirrel |
| State Fish: | Kentucky Bass |
| State Insect: | Viceroy Butterfly |
State Fossil: | Brachiopod |
| State Gemstone: | Freshwater pearl |
| State Soil: | Crider
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