Portal:Kansas/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