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Kansas Location In The US Kansas State Map

Kansas is known for:

  • Oil wells
  • Wizard of Oz
  • Wheat and cattle production
  • Great plains
  • Scorching summers and freezing winters


Geography & Demographics

State Abbreviation KS
State Capital Topeka
State Size Total (Land + Water): 82,277 sq miles; Land Only: 81,815 sq miles
Number of Counties 105
Time Zone Central Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone
Bordering States Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Highest PointMount Sunflower, 4,041 feet
Tallest Building Epic Center in Wichita, 320 feet
Largest StadiumBill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, capacity 52,200
National ParksNone
State Population (2020)2,937,880
State Population Density35.9 people / square mile
Area Codes 316, 620, 785, 913
Top 5 Cities (2020 population) Wichita (391,731)
Overland Park (197,381)
Kansas City (152,727)
Olathe (141,665)
Topeka (124,558)

Government & Legislature

Statehood January 29, 1861
Electoral Votes6
State Flag Kansas State Flag
GovernorOfficial Kansas Governor Website
U. S. SenatorsList of U. S. Senators From Kansas
U. S. RepresentativesList of U. S. Representatives From Kansas
State SenatorsList of Kansas State Senators
State RepresentativesList of Kansas State Representatives
State GovernmentOfficial Site
State ConstitutionKansas State Constitution
Same-Sex Marriage Legalization DateNovember 12, 2014
Road ConditionsKansas Road Conditions
State Quarter Issue Date August 29, 2005

State Symbols

State AmphibianBarred tiger salamander
State AnimalAmerican bison
State Bird Western meadowlark
State Flower Sunflower
State GrassLittle bluestem
State InsectWestern honey bee
State Motto Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
State Nickname Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
State ReptileOrnate box turtle
State Tree Cottonwood

Sports Teams

Major Sports Teams MLS: Sporting Kansas City
NCAA Division I Schools University of Kansas (Big 12)
Kansas State University (Big 12)
Wichita State University (Missouri Valley)

Table Tennis Clubs in Kansas

City Table Tennis Club
LeawoodKansas City Table Tennis Club
Overland ParkKansas Blue Valley Table Tennis
WichitaWichita Table Tennis Association

Popular Tourist Attractions

Festivals and Events

Top festivals and events in Kansas. They are listed in approximate order of when they take place during the year.

Festival / Event When Location
Kansas City Jazz Summit April Kansas City
Symphony in the Flint Hills June June Flint Hills region
Wichita Riverfest June Wichita
Amelia Earhart Festival July Atchison
SkyFest Marysville July Marysville
Dodge City Days July to August Dodge City
Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival August Swope Park, Kansas City
Huff 'n Puff Hot Air Balloon Rally September Topeka
Kansas State Fair September Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson
Walnut Valley Festival September Winfield
Kansas City Renaissance Festival September to October Bonner Springs
Columbus Day Balloons October Columbus
Tallgrass Film Festival October Wichita

Popular Iconic Kansas Foods

Kansas is famous for the following foods:

  • BBQ
  • Fried Chicken
  • Bierocks
  • Burnt Ends
  • Sour cream and raisin pie
  • The Z-Man
  • Slider
  • Sunflower Seed Brittle

Famous People Born In Kansas

Nobel Prize Winners

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Members

  • Jack Christiansen (Safety, Kick Returner. Inducted in 1970)
  • Gale Sayers (Halfback. Inducted in 1977)
  • John Riggins (Running Back. Inducted in 1992)
  • Barry Sanders (Running Back. Inducted in 2004)
  • Will Shields (Guard. Inducted in 2015)

Baseball Hall Of Fame Players

  • Walter Johnson (Pitcher. Inducted in 1936)
  • Joe Tinker (Shortstop. Inducted in 1946)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Players

  • Bud Foster (Forward. Inducted in 1964)
  • Paul Endacott (Forward. Inducted in 1972)
  • Ernest Schmidt (Forward. Inducted in 1974)
  • Lynette Woodard (Guard. Inducted in 2004)
  • Eddie Sutton (Coach. Inducted in 2020)
  • Gene Keady (Coach. Inducted in 2023)

Hockey Hall Of Fame Members

  • Silas Griffis (Defense. Inducted in 1950)

Famous Actors And Actresses

  • Kirstie Alley
  • Dennis Hopper
  • Kari Wahlgren

Famous Singers

  • Martina McBride
  • Jerrod Niemann
  • James Wesley

Kansas Fun Facts

  • The state of Kansas was named after Kansa, an Indian tribe that lived in the region about 12,000 years ago. The Kansa people were called Kansas and that became the name of the state.
  • The geographic center of the 48 contiguous United States is located about 2.6 miles northwest of the center of Lebanon, Kansas.
  • Because of its importance in the aircraft industry, Wichita is known as "the Air Capital of the World."
  • In 1958, the first Pizza Hut restaurant was opened in Wichita, Kansas.
  • The first woman mayor in the United States was Susan Madora Salter, who was elected to office in Argonia, Kansas in 1887.
  • Kansas State Game rules prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.
  • DeBruce Grain Elevator in Haysville, Kansas is the largest grain elevator in the world. It is 2,717 feet long.
  • Walt Disney opened his first animation studio in Kansas City. Supposedly he fed a small mouse in the building, which he later said was his inspiration for Mickey Mouse.

This page was last updated on October 14, 2023.

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