| Population (1994): 2,554,000
(32nd in size)
State size: 82,277 square miles (14th in
size)
State Capital: Topeka (named from an Indian word meaning "a good place to dig potatoes")
Major cities: Kansas City, Overland Park, Topeka and
Wichita
Admission to union: The 34th State
Date entered the union: January 29, 1861
Origin of state name: Named after the Indian tribe the
Kansas who lived in the area.
Nicknames: The Sunflower State
Bordering states: Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska and
Oklahoma
State bird: Western Meadowlark
State flower: Sunflower
State tree: Cottonwood
Motto: To the Stars Through Difficulties |
