Kansas, 34th 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), (36th most populous)
- Location: In the Midwest of the USA, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains.
- North; Nebraska,
- East: Missouri,
- South: Oklahoma,
- West: Colorado,
- Area: 213,110 km2/82,282 mi2, 15th 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:
- State Marine Fossil: Tylosaurus
- 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
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Agriculture:
- Wheat
- Corn
- Soybeans
- Grain sorghum (milo)
- Hay
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Livestock:
- Cattle
- Hogs
- horses and mules
- Chickens
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Livestock products:
- Dairies
- Poultry
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Gemstones and Minerals:
- gypsum
- salt
- sand and gravel
- clays
- Helium
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Fossil fuel:
- natural gas
- natural gas liquids
- 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