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Kansas
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| Nickname(s): | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: "Home on the Range" | |
Location of Kansas within the United States
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Kansas Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | January 29, 1861 (34th) |
| Capital | Topeka |
| Largest city | Wichita |
| Largest county or equivalent | Johnson |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Kansas portion of Kansas City, MO-KS area[a] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Laura Kelly (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | David Toland (D) |
| Legislature | Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Kansas Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Jerry Moran (R) Roger Marshall (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Tracey Mann (R) 2: Derek Schmidt (R) 3: Sharice Davids (D) 4: Ron Estes (R) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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82,278[3] sq mi (213,100 km2) |
| • Land | 81,759[3] sq mi (211,754 km2) |
| • Water | 520[3] sq mi (1,346 km2) 0.6[4]% |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 210[5] mi (340 km) |
| • Width | 400[5] mi (640 km) |
| Elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,041 ft (1,232 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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 2,970,606[7] |
| • Rank | 34th |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 41st |
| • Median household income | $70,300 (2023)[8] |
| • Income rank | 36th (2021)[9] |
| Demonym | Kansan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[10] |
| Time zones | |
| Majority of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman, and Wallace counties | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
KS
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| ISO 3166 code | US-KS |
| Traditional abbreviation | Kan., Kans. |
| Latitude | 37° N to 40° N |
| Longitude | 94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W |
| Website | kansas |
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Kansas
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|---|---|
| Nickname(s): | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: "Home on the Range" | |
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Location of Kansas within the United States
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Kansas Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | January 29, 1861 (34th) |
| Capital | Topeka |
| Largest city | Wichita |
| Largest county or equivalent | Johnson |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Kansas portion of Kansas City, MO-KS area[a] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Laura Kelly (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | David Toland (D) |
| Legislature | Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Kansas Supreme Court |
| U.S. senators | Jerry Moran (R) Roger Marshall (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Tracey Mann (R) 2: Derek Schmidt (R) 3: Sharice Davids (D) 4: Ron Estes (R) (list) |
| Area | |
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• Total
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82,278[3] sq mi (213,100 km2) |
| • Land | 81,759[3] sq mi (211,754 km2) |
| • Water | 520[3] sq mi (1,346 km2) 0.6[4]% |
| • Rank | 15th |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 210[5] mi (340 km) |
| • Width | 400[5] mi (640 km) |
| Elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m) |
| Highest elevation | 4,041 ft (1,232 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population
(2024)
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• Total
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2,970,606[7] |
| • Rank | 34th |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (13.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 41st |
| • Median household income | $70,300 (2023)[8] |
| • Income rank | 36th (2021)[9] |
| Demonym | Kansan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[10] |
| Time zones | |
| Majority of state | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman, and Wallace counties | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
KS
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| ISO 3166 code | US-KS |
| Traditional abbreviation | Kan., Kans. |
| Latitude | 37° N to 40° N |
| Longitude | 94° 35′ W to 102° 3′ W |
| Website | kansas |
