Facts about Kentucky

Kentucky Facts

Learn facts about Kentucky for kids.

Do you live in Kentucky? If you don’t live there, are you ready to learn some cool facts about Kentucky? I love learning new facts about all of the different states. I would like to share some of those cool new facts with you! Every Thursday, I will post cool facts about each of the fifty states in the United States. The states will be done in alphabetical order! Last week, we posted facts about Kansas. This week, we are posting cool new facts about Kentucky. You will learn about Kentucky's state flag, bird, and other facts.

Did you know that Kentucky was the 15^th state to join the union? Yes, that is correct! Kentucky officially joined the union on June 1, 1792! Kentucky is located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Kentucky is bordered by seven (7) states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri. Kentucky is the thirty-seventh (37^th) largest state in the United States. Kentucky is a big state. About 4,509,394 people are living in Kentucky.

 

Did you know that John Christopher Depp II was born in Kentucky? John Christopher Depp II is also known as Johnny Depp! Johnny Depp is the actor from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

 

What famous person lives in your state?

 

Facts about Kentucky:

1. Kentucky is known for a few things: the Kentucky Derby, bluegrass, and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). The nicknames for Kentucky are The Bluegrass State, the Tobacco State, and Derby City. The Kentucky state motto is United we stand, divided we fall. The Kentucky state motto was adopted sometime in December 1792. The abbreviation for Kentucky is KY.

2. Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. It officially became the capital sometime in 1792 and has an estimated population of around 27,705 people.

3. The Kentucky state bird is the northern cardinal. It was chosen as the state bird on February 26, 1926. The Kentucky male northern cardinal is a beautiful bright red color with some black around its beak and on its wings. The female northern cardinal is light pale brown grayish in color with some light red color on its wings, head, and tail.

4. The Kentucky official state flower is the Giant goldenrod. This spreading perennial flowering plant can be found growing throughout the state and starts blooming during the late summer and early fall months. Although some claim it to be a weed, the Giant goldenrod is a beautiful flower. It became Kentucky’s official state flower in 1926.

5. Kentucky’s state flag was officially adopted on March 26, 1918. The flag was designed by Jesse Cox Burgess. Jesse Cox Burgess was an art teacher who lived in Kentucky. Kentucky’s state flag has a dark blue background. The state seal of Kentucky appears on the blue background. Inside the white circle are two men shaking hands, and the words UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL appear above and below the two men. The Goldenrod flower appears below the seal. The words COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY appear above the seal.

6. Some crops grown in Kentucky are corn, oats, soybean, tobacco, and wheat.

7. Some cool places to visit in Kentucky are the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Daniel Boone National Forest in London, and Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Hodgenville.

8. Some animals that live in Kentucky are bats, black bears, coyotes, deer, northern raccoons, southern flying squirrels, and river otters.

9. Kentucky can get very hot and cold, depending on the time of year. The hottest temperature recorded in Kentucky was 114 degrees Fahrenheit in Greensburg, Kentucky, on July 28, 1930. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Kentucky was -37 degrees (37 degrees below zero) Fahrenheit in Shelbyville, Kentucky, on January 19, 1994.

 

Do you know any cool facts about Kentucky that you want to share?

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Books about Kentucky:

1. B Is For Bluegrass: A Kentucky Alphabet by Mary Ann McCabe Riehle

2. I Love You as Big as Kentucky by Rose Rossner

3. D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur

4. The BIG Kentucky Reproducible Activity Book by Carole Marsh

Parents/caretakers, be sure books are child-friendly before reading them to your child/children.

 

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You can also use the 50 States tab at the top of my page to find all the 50 states' posts in one convenient place. 

 

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