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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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