Kansas Stastics
Birth Date |
January 29, 1861 (34th State) |
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Capitol City |
Topeka |
Location |
Geographic Center of the Contniental US (Near Lebanon, Ks) |
Geographic Size |
82,282 square miles--ranked 15th in geographic size |
Highest Point |
Mount Sunflower in western Kansas--4,039 feet |
Lowest Point |
The Verdigris River in southeast Kansas--680 feet |
Major Industries |
Aircraft Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Education |
Nickname(s) |
Sunflower State (unofficial nicknames: Wheat State, JayHawker State) |
Population |
2,688,418 |
Smallest Cities |
Freeport, Oak Hill, Benedict, Frederick |
State March |
The Kansas March, by Duff E. Middleton, adopted 1935 |
State Motto |
Ad Astra Per Aspera Latin for "To the stars through difficulty" |
State Song |
Home on the Range, by Dr. Brewster Higley, adopted 1947 |
Time Zones |
Mostly central time zone. Some counties in the far west portion of the State are in the mountain time zone |
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State Amphibian |
Barred Tiger Salamander |
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State Animal |
The American Buffalo, adopted 1955 |
State Bird |
Western Meadowlark, adopted 1937 |
State Flower |
Native Sunflower, adopted 1903 |
State Insect |
The Honeybee, adopted 1976 |
State Reptile |
The Ornate Box Turtle, adopted 1986 |
State Tree |
Cottonwood, adopted 1937 |
