Kansas (4)

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Entered the Union: January 29, 1861 (34th State)

Kansas Capital City: Topeka

Lagest Cities in Kansas: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence, Shawnee, Manhattan, Lenexa, Salina

Bordering States: Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma

Kansas 2013 Population (Estimate): 2,893,957

Kansas 2010 Population (Estimate): 2,853,116

Origin of State Name: From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”

State Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)

Kansas Nickname: Sunflower State; Jayhawk State

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