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Also Known As	Bluegrass State
Capital	Frankfort
Population¹	(2020) 4,505,836; (2023 est.) 4,526,154
Governor	Andy Beshear (Democrat)
Date Of Admission	June 1, 1792
U.S. Senators	Mitch McConnell (Republican) • Rand Paul (Republican)
State Nickname	Bluegrass State
State Motto	"United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
State Bird	northern cardinal
State Flower²	goldenrod
State Song	“My Old Kentucky Home” • “Blue Moon of Kentucky” • “Kentucky Homemade Christmas”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	6 (of 435)
Time Zone	Central (GMT − 6 hours) • Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	104,656
Total Area (Sq Mi)	40,408
¹Excluding military abroad.²Species not designated.

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