| State of Kansas |
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Ìlàjẹ́: The Sunflower State (official);
The Wheat State |
| Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera |
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| Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ |
English[1] |
| Orúkọaráàlú |
Kansan |
| Olúìlú |
Topeka |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ |
Wichita |
| Largest metro area |
Kansas City Metro Area |
| Àlà |
Ipò 15th ní U.S. |
| - Total |
82,277 sq mi
(213,096 km2) |
| - Width |
417 miles (645 km) |
| - Length |
211 miles (340 km) |
| - % water |
0.56 |
| - Latitude |
37° N to 40° N |
| - Longitude |
94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W |
| Iyeèrò |
Ipò 33rd ní U.S. |
| - Total |
2,818,747 (2009 est.)[2]
2,688,418 (2000) |
| - Density |
32.9/sq mi (12.7/km2)
Ranked 40th in the U.S. |
| Elevation |
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| - Highest point |
Mount Sunflower[3]
4,039 ft (1,232 m) |
| - Mean |
2,000 ft (600 m) |
| - Lowest point |
Verdigris River[3]
679 ft (207 m) |
| Admission to Union |
January 29, 1861 (34th) |
| Gómìnà |
Sam Brownback (R) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà |
Jeff Colyer (R) |
| Legislature |
Kansas Legislature |
| - Upper house |
Senate |
| - Lower house |
House of Representatives |
| U.S. Senators |
Jerry Moran (R)
Pat Roberts (R) |
| U.S. House delegation |
Tim Huelskamp (R)
Lynn Jenkins (R)
Kevin Yoder (D)
Mike Pompeo (R) (list) |
| Time zones |
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| - most of state |
Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| - 4 western counties |
Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Abbreviations |
KS US-KS |
| Website |
kansas.gov |
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Winter wheat fields in western Kansas awaiting harvest, May 1972
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Ipinle Kansas je ikan ninu ipinle awon ipinle adota ni orile-ede Amerika.
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