State Information
for Kansas
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Kansas
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| Population |
2,688,418 |
| Nickname |
Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, |
| State Capital |
Topeka |
| State Bird |
Western Meadowlark |
| State Flower |
Sunflower |
| Number State to Join |
34th state |
| State Motto |
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| State Name Origins |
From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind" |
| Major Industries |
Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft |
| Areas of Interst |
Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center |
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