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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