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state">state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita, however the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City, MO–KS metropolitan area.

For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Indigenous tribes. The first settlement of non-indigenous people in Kansas occurred in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth. The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate. When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with the Kansas–Nebraska Act, conflict between abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri broke out over the question of whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state, in a period known as Bleeding Kansas. On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state, hence the unofficial nickname "The Free State". Passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862 brought a further influx of settlers, and the booming cattle trade of the 1870s attracted some of the Wild West's most iconic figures to western Kansas.

As of 2015, Kansas was among the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. In addition to its traditional strength in agriculture, Kansas possesses an extensive aerospace industry. Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area, the 36th most-populous of the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 according to the 2020 census, and the 10th least densely populated. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. Mount Sunflower is Kansas's highest point at 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). (Full article...)

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Fort Scott National Historic Site is a historical area under the control of the United States National Park Service in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. Named after General Winfield Scott, who achieved renown during the Mexican–American War, during the middle of the 19th century the fort served as a military base for US Army action in what was the edge of settlement in 1850. For the next quarter century, it was used as a supply base and to provide security in turbulent areas during the opening of the West to settlement, a period which included Bleeding Kansas and the American Civil War.

The current national historic site protects 20 historic structures, a parade ground, and five acres (20,000 m²) of restored tallgrass prairie, inside the city of Fort Scott. It is open to visitors most days of the year. (Full article...)

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Credit: Edwin Olson
A view of the Flint Hills in eastern Kansas.

Important dates in Kansas' history

July–August 1541

Coronado explores Kansas

April 30, 1803

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

May 30, 1854

Kansas Territory organized

July 29, 1859

Constitution adopted by convention

January 29, 1861

Kansas becomes 34th state

August 21, 1863

Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence

Spring 1879

Exodusters

February 19, 1881

First state to Constitutionally prohibit alcohol

1890s

Populist Revolt

July 1951

Great Flood of 1951

May 17, 1954

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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State facts

Nickname: The Sunflower State
Capital: Topeka
Largest city: Wichita
Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Total area: 213,096 square kilometers (82,277 square miles)
Population (2000 census): 2,688,418
Date admitted to the Union: January 29, 1861
Senators: Jerry Moran (R), Roger Marshall (R)
Representatives: Tracey Mann (R), Jake LaTurner (R), Ron Estes (R), Sharice Davids (D)

State symbols:

Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander
Fish: Channel catfish
Bird: Western meadowlark
Flower: Sunflower
Insect: European honey bee
Mammal: Bison
Motto: Ad astra per aspera, or "To the stars through difficulties"
Reptile: Ornate Box turtle
Song: "Home on the Range"
Tree: Populus angustifolia

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James Manney Hagaman, founder of Concordia, Kansas

James Manney Hagaman (1830 – January 18, 1904) was a lawyer, land agent, newspaper editor, and the founder of Concordia, Kansas. He and his wife settled in what is now Cloud County in 1860. In addition to founding the town of Concordia, he is credited with leading the movement to separate what was then Shirley Township from Washington County in 1866. (Full article...)

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Image 1Fox Theater, Hutchinson (from Kansas)
Image 2Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence (from Kansas)
Image 3The Great Plains of Kansas (from Kansas)
Image 4Temporary quarters for Volga Germans in central Kansas, 1875 (from History of Kansas)
Image 5Kansas summer wheat and storm panorama (from Kansas)
Image 6Chippewa named "One-Called-From-A-Distance" (from History of Kansas)
Image 7The Plaza Cinema in Ottawa is the oldest operating movie theater in the world. (from Kansas)
Image 81855 Free-State poster (from History of Kansas)
Image 9Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City (from Kansas)

Map of counties in Kansas by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 11Reverend Charles Sheldon, Topeka resident and coiner of the phrase "What would Jesus do?" (from Kansas)
Image 12A population density map of Kansas (from Kansas)
Image 13Allen Fieldhouse at University of Kansas in Lawrence (from Kansas)
Image 14Boosterism: cover of a promotional booklet published in 1907 by the Rock Island railroad (from History of Kansas)
Image 15Samuel Seymour's 1819 illustration of a Kansa lodge and dance is the oldest drawing known to be done in Kansas. (from History of Kansas)
Image 16Clouds in northeastern Kansas (from Kansas)
Image 17The Rio Theatre, Overland Park (from Kansas)
Image 18Köppen climate types of Kansas, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Kansas)
Image 19Spring River, Kansas (from Kansas)
Image 20John Brown about 1856 (from History of Kansas)
Image 21The Kansas Pacific main line shown on an 1869 map (from History of Kansas)
Image 221915–1918 Kansas railroad map (from Kansas)
Image 23Kansas Highway Map (from Kansas)
Image 24David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is the oldest football stadium west of the Mississippi River, and one of the oldest standing football stadiums in the country. Built in 1921, it is home to the Kansas Jayhawks football team. (from Kansas)
Image 25Ethnic origins in Kansas (from Kansas)
Image 26Gove County Badlands (from Kansas)
Image 27Kanopolis State Park (from Kansas)
Image 28George Armstrong Custer led U.S. troops against Native Americans in western Kansas. (from History of Kansas)
Image 29Charles Curtis (R) was born near Topeka and served as a State Legislator, Congressman and Senator, before becoming Vice President (1929–33). He is the only Native American elected to the Executive Branch (he was born into the Kaw Nation). (from Kansas)
Image 30Albert Bierstadt, Western Kansas, 1875 (from Kansas)
Image 31The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by the legislature on May 25, 1861. The design was submitted by Senator John James Ingalls. He also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera", which means "to the stars through difficulty". (from History of Kansas)
Image 32Kansas's Monument Rocks at night
Image 33Boeing B-29 Superfortress production in Wichita in 1944 (from History of Kansas)
Image 34Quantrill's 1863 raid burned the town of Lawrence and killed 164 townspeople. (from History of Kansas)
Image 35Frank Bond's illustration of the Louisiana Purchase (from History of Kansas)
Image 36Map of Indian territories, 1836 (from History of Kansas)
Image 37Tyler Field in Eck Stadium at Wichita State University in Wichita (from Kansas)

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