Birth Date: January 29, 1861, as the 34th state
Capital City: Topeka
Population: 2,688,418 (2000 - US census report)
Largest Cities: Wichita, Kansas City, Overland Park, Topeka
Smallest Cities: Freeport, Oak Hill, Benedict, Frederick
Major Industries: Aircraft Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Education
Geographic Size: 82,282 square miles--ranked 15th in geographic size
Geographic Center of Continental US: Near Lebanon in Smith County
Highest Point: Mount Sunflower in western Kansas--4,039 feet
Lowest Point: The Verdigris River in southeast Kansas--680 feet
Time Zones: Mostly central time zone. Some counties in the far west portion of the State are in the mountain time zone
Nickname: Sunflower State (unofficial nicknames: Wheat State, JayHawker State)
State motto: "Ad Astra Per Aspera" Latin for "To the stars through difficulty".
State March: "The Kansas March," by Duff E. Middleton, adopted 1935
State Song: "Home on the Range," by Dr. Brewster Higley, adopted 1947
State Tree:
Cottonwood, adopted 1937
State Flower:
Native Sunflower, adopted 1903
State Bird:
Western Meadowlark, adopted 1937
State Animal:
The American Buffalo, adopted 1955
State Insect:
The Honeybee, adopted 1976
State Reptile:
The Ornate Box Turtle, adopted 1986
State Amphibian:
Barred Tiger Salamander

Other Kansas Trivia:

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Kansas State Seal

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A Brief History of Kansas

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Kansas Flag

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Kansas Capital

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Kansas Quarter

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