Kansas
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State Facts:
Statehood - January 29th, 1861 making it the 34th state.
State Abbreviation - KS
State Capital - Topeka
Largest City - Wichita
Area - 82,282 square miles, Kansas is the 15th biggest state in the USA.
Population - 2,688,418 (as of 2000), Kansas is the 32nd most populous state in the USA.
Major Industries - agriculture (wheat and other grains), aircraft manufacturing, automobile manufacturing
Major Rivers - Kansas River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River, Arkansas River, Missouri
Major Lakes - Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Cheney Reservoir, Waconda Lake
Highest Point - Mt. Sunflower - 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above sea level.
Lowest Point - Verdigris River - 680 feet (270 m) above sea level.
Bordering States - Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma.
The name Arkansas comes from Konza, also called Kansa or Kaw, Indians who lived in the area.
State Nickname - The Sunflower State
State Motto - "Ad astra per aspera" - To the stars through difficulties
State Song - Home on the Range
State Bird - Western Meadowlark
State Tree - Cottonwood
State Flower - Sunflower
State Insect - Honeybee
State Animal - Buffalo (Bison)
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