List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital Topeka

Largest city Wichita 

Largest metro area Kansas City

Admission to Union: January 29, 1861 (34th)

Highest point Mount Sunflower 4,039 ft

Lowest point Verdigris River 679 ft

Kansas is in an area often referred to as the American "Heartland" 

The state is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, 

Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase

Kansas ranks 8th in U.S. natural gas production

Kansas ranks 8th in U.S. oil production

The Kansas economy is also heavily influenced by the aerospace industry. Several large aircraft corporations have manufacturing facilities in Wichita and Kansas City, including Boeing, Beech, Cessna, Learjet, and Hawker-Beechcraft. 

Kansas has 627 incorporated cities

Baker University,the first university in the state

There are no franchises of the four major professional sports within the state

List of people from Kansas include Amelia Earhart, aviation pioneer

Joyland Amusement Park is in Wichita

 
State of Kansas

Kansas state seal

About Kansas

Historically, the area was home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans who hunted bison. It was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s

The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located in Smith County near Lebanon, KS

Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932

The Wizard of Oz Museum in Wamego features Dorothy's House