State Facts

Full Name

State of Kansas

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

January 29, 1861 (34th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

2,688,418 (32nd)

Land Area (Rank)

81,815 square miles; 211,900 square kilometers (13th)

Capital

Topeka

Postal Abbreviation

KS

State Nicknames

Sunflower State,
Jayhawk State

Motto

Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)

Song

“Home on the Range” (music and words by Dr. Brewster Higley)

State Symbols

Flower: Sunflower
Tree: Cottonwood
Bird: Western meadowlark
Animal: American buffalo

Economy

Agriculture:
- Cattle,
- wheat,
- sorghum,
- soybeans,
- hogs,
- corn
Industry:
- Transportation equipment,
- food processing,
- printing and publishing,
- chemical products,
- machinery,
- apparel,
- petroleum,
- mining