About the State of Kansas

The State of Kansas (KS) is a 34th state of the USA that admitted in January 29, 1861. Kansas is located in central part of United States - American Heartland. The state is bounded with Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma states. Topeka is the capital of Kansas, largest city is Wichita.

Kansas is 15th in national rank by area 82,282 square miles and ranked 33rd by population with 2,802 thousand residents, it's agricultural state, leader in cultivation wheat, sunflower and sorghum. A social security number Kansans beginning from digits 509-515. Kansas's high point is Mount Sunflower - 4,039 feet, lowest point is Verdigris River 680 feet, time zones is Central UTC-6/-5 and Mountain UTC-7/-6 time zones. The nickname of Kansas is Sunflower State due to crop producing in the state. Other state's symbols are:

Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander
Animal: American Buffalo
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Fish: Channel Catfish
Flower: Sunflower
Insect: Honeybee
State Motto: Ad Astra per Aspera that mean To the Stars with difficulty
Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle
Soil: Harney Silt Loam
Song: Home on the Range
Tree is a Cottonwood

Kansas State Capitol Address: State Capitol
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone: (785) 296-3232
Fax: (785) 296-7973

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