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Capital City: Topeka
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Location: 39.037N, 95.691W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: January 29, 1861 Ancestry and Genealogy: Kansas State Database Area: 82282 sq.mi., 15th Land 81823 sq.mi., 13th Water 459 sq.mi., 43rdArea Codes: 316 - 620 - 785 - 913 Biographies: Famous Kansans Bird: Western Meadowlark 50states List Border States: Regional List Colorado Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Kansas City Guides Climate: Kansas Colleges, Universities: Kansas Colleges , Kansas Business Schools , Kansas Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Kansas Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 34th State County Profile: County Map 105 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Kansas News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DMV Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, hogs, corn.Industry: Transportation equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, chemical products, machinery, apparel, petroleum, mining.Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: On a navy blue field is a sunflower,the state flower. Also, the state seal and the words "Kansas". In the picture of the state seal are thirty-four stars representing the order of statehood. Above the stars is the motto "To the Stars Through Difficulties". On the seal a sunrise overshadows a farmer plowing a field near his log cabin, a steamboat sailing the Kansas River, a wagon train heading west and Native Americans hunting bison. Flag adopted 1927. Get this Flag Flower: Sunflower Helianthus annuusGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Barton, 15 miles northeast of Great BendGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower ; 4,039 feet, 28thHighway Markers: Kansas Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: Kansas Largest Cities: Wichita Overland Park Kansas City Topeka Olathe Lawrence Shawnee Salina Manhattan Hutchinson Library: Blue Skyways - Kansas State Library Kansas Libraries License Plates: Kansas Local Resources: Kansas Courts Kansas Fire Departments Kansas Counseling Services Kansas Police Departments Kansas Government Offices Lowest Point: Verdigris River; 680 feet, 43rdMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: Ad astra per asperaTo the stars through difficulties Museums: The Virtual Library Newspapers: Kansas Nickname: Sunflower State Nursing Schools: Kansas Origin of state's name: From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people"Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 2,688,418 ; 32nd, 12/00Public Records: Kansas Real Estate: Kansas Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Kansas School Directory: Kansas Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Kansas - Harney Song: Home on the Range 50states List Sheet Music words by: Brewster Higleymusic by: Daniel KelleySports: Kansas Teams State Parks: Kansas State Quarters: Kansas Symbols: Kansas Governor Topography: Image Hilly Osage plains in the east; central region level prairie and hills; high plains in the west.Travel: Kansas Travel Tree: Cottonwood Populus deltoides Unclaimed Funds: Kansas Veteran Affairs: Kansas CVA Military Links Vital Records: Kansas Vital Records Weather: Topeka, Forbes Field White Pages: Kansas White Pages Yellow Pages: Kansas Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Kansas Zip Codes