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Kentucky was the first region west of the Allegheny Mountains to be settled by American pioneers. James Harrod established the first permanent settlement at Harrodsburg in 1774; the following year Daniel Boone, who had explored the area in 1767, blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland Gap and founded Boonesboro.
Capital: Frankfort
Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
State symbols:
tree tulip poplar (1994)
flower goldenrod
bird Kentucky cardinal
song “My Old Kentucky Home”
Nickname: Bluegrass State
Origin of name: From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Louisville/Jefferson County,1 556,429; Lexington-Fayette,2 268,080; Owensboro, 55,459; Bowling Green, 52,272; Covington, 42,811; Richmond, 30,893; Hopkinsville, 28,821; Henderson, 27,666; Frankfort, 27,210; Florence, 26,349
Land area: 39,728 sq mi. (102,896 sq km)
Geographic center: In Marion Co., 3 mi. NNW of Lebanon
Number of counties: 120
Largest county by population and area: Jefferson, 699,827 (2005); Pike, 787 sq mi.
Residents: Kentuckian
2005 resident population est.: 4,173,405