KENTUCKY KENTUCKY U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1792 ORDER OF ADMISSION 15TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1891 CAPITAL FRANKFORT POPULATION 3908000 1997 LAND AREA 39732 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 97.2 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME BLUEGRASS STATE MOTTO UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 38 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 100 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 6 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING FINANCE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE RETAIL TRADE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL BITUMINOUS COAL PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS LIMESTONE CLAYS LEAD SAND GRAVEL ZINC