Kansas State of America

Kansas, 34^th State

“Ad astra per aspera”

(To the stars through difficulties)

• Name (Sioux word): “kką:ze”; “people of the south wind”
• Governor: Laura Kelly (Democratic Party)
• Capital: Topeka
• Population:  2,910,360 (2020), (36^th most populous)
• Location:  In the Midwest of the USA, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains.
  1. North; Nebraska,
  2. East: Missouri,
  3. South: Oklahoma,
• West: Colorado,
• Area: 213,110 km²/82,282 mi², 15^th by rank
• Postal abbreviation: KS
• Admitted to Union: January 29, 1861
• Official language: English

1.      State’s Symbols

• State tree: Cottonwood
• State Grass: Little Bluestem Grass
• State flower: Wild Native Sunflower
• State food: none
• State Animal: American Buffalo
• State Insect: Honeybee
• State Fish: Channel catfish
• State Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander
• State Dinosaur: none
• State Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle
• State Bird: Western Meadowlark
• State Horse: none
• State Dog: none
• State Fossil:
  1. State Marine Fossil: Tylosaurus
  2. State Flying Fossil: Pteranodon
• State Rock: none
• State Gemstone: none
• State mineral: none
• State Sports: none
• State Song: Home on the Range
• State Tartan: none
• State Poet Laureate: Huascar Medina
• State Dance: none
• State Firearm: none
• State Tall Ship: none
• State Marches: Kansas March Songs
• State Theater: none

2.      Geography Facts

• Land: 211,921 km² (81,823 mi²), 13th
• Water: 1,189 km² (459 mi²), 43rd
• State Forests: 24
• National Forests: none
• State Wildlife Areas: 33
• State Wildlife Management Areas: 3
• National Wildlife Refuges: 3
• National Historic Sites: 2
• State Parks: 30
• Public Beaches: N/A
• National Park: 1
• Water: 6%
• Largest city (by area): Wichita (423.7 km²)
• Largest city (by population): Wichita(388,771 people)
• Lowest point: Kansas; 680 feet, 41st lowest
• Highest point: Sunflower; 4,039 feet, (1,231 m), 28th tallest

3.       Facts about Kansas

• It is actually the windiest city in the entire United States, it has a wind speed of 14 miles per hour.
• It is one of the flattest places on Earth.
• More Civil War casualties took place here than in any other state of the Union.
• Kansas grows as much wheat annually that it would stretch all the way to the Pacific Ocean from western Kansas.
• The first airplane factory in the United States was built in Wichita.
• Singing the alphabet while wandering the Topeka streets at night is illegal.
• Nickname/s: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, the Midway State, and the Wheat State.
• Major industries: Agriculture, cattle Production, healthcare, alternate energy, bioscience, aviation, non-fuel industrial minerals, professional and technical services, advanced manufacturing, and transportation.
• Famous for: Dodge City, wheat production, general aviation manufacturing-private aircraft manufacturing.
• Area codes: 316, 620, 785, 913

4.       Natural Resources

• Agriculture:

  1. Wheat
  2. Corn
  3. Soybeans
  4. Grain sorghum (milo)
  5. Hay

• Livestock:

  1. Cattle
  2. Hogs
  3. horses and mules
  4. Chickens

• Livestock products:

  1. Dairies
  2. Poultry

• Gemstones and Minerals:

  1. gypsum
  2. salt
  3. sand and gravel
  4. clays
• Helium

• Fossil fuel:

  1. natural gas
  2. natural gas liquids
  3. Petroleum

5.       Mountains

              Mountains: 1

              High Hills:

• Coronado Heights
• Blue Mound
• North Pole Mound
• Mount Sunflower
• Rock Hill
• Red Hills
• Motti Hill
• Twin Butte
• Lone Butte
• Pawnee Mound

6.       Divisions

• 105 Counties
• 627 Cities
• N/A Towns