Quick Facts
Capital City: Topeka
Abbreviation: KS
Population (2019): 2,913,314; Rank: 35 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: Midwest
Admission to Statehood: January 29, 1861 (34th State)
State Motto: Motto of Kansas is “To the Stars Through Difficulties”
State Nickname: Sunflower State
Origin of State Name: From the Sioux Indian for “south wind people”
Sports Teams: Find the best High School, College, League, and Professional sports teams of Kansas State
Bordering States: The State of Kansas has 4 neighbors namely, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma | List of US Regions
Area Codes: 316, 620, 785, 913
Zip Codes: Kansas Zip Codes
Famous People: Find out all the information about the famous people born in Kansas
State Symbols
Bird: Western Meadowlark | List of State Birds
State Animal: American Bison (bison bison)
Popular Fruit: Native Plum
State Gemstone: Jelenite
Flag: Kansas 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
Soil: Harney
Song: “Home on the Range” | Words by: Brewster Higley | Music by: Daniel Kelley
Other State Songs | Sheet Music
Tree: Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Kansas State Quarter shows an American bison (state mammal), sunflowers (state flower)
Geography
Area: Area: 82,282 sq.mi (213,110 sq.km.), 15th
Land: 81,823 sq.mi. (211,921 sq.km.), 13th
Water: 459 sq.mi. (1,189 sq.km.), 43rd
Largest Cities: Wichita | Overland Park | Kansas City | Olathe | Lawrence | Shawnee | Manhattan | Lenexa | Salina
Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower ; 4,039 feet, (1,231 m), 28th tallest
Lowest Point: Kansas; 680 feet, 41st lowest
Geographic Center: Barton, 15 miles northeast of Great Bend
Blank Outline Maps: Find printable blank map of the State of Kansas , without names, so you can quiz yourself on important locations, abbreviations, or state capital.
City Guide: Visit Kansas City Guide for a look at geography, local history, architecture, and culture.
National Parks: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Location: Absolute Center: 38°29.9’N / 98°41.9’W
Relative Center: Barton, 15 miles northeast of Great Bend
State Government
Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Senators: Jerry Moran (R) Roger Marshall (R)
Constitution: Kansas’ Constitution
Government Offices Directory: Find all information here at the Kansas government offices directory
Electoral College Votes: 6 Votes
Vital Records: Find out all the information about the vital records for the state of Kansas
Economy
Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, hogs, corn.
Industry: Transportation equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, chemical products, machinery, apparel, petroleum, mining.
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