Kansas (KS)
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Capital City:
 Topeka

Nickname:

 Sunflower State
Motto:
 Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
Statehood:
 January 29, 1861 (34th)
Origin of State's Name:
From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people"
Largest Cities:
Wichita
Border States:
Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Land Area:
 81,823 sq. mi., 13th largest
State's Bird:
 Western Meadowlark
State's Flower:
 Sunflower
State's Tree:
 Cottonwood (populus)
State's Song:
 Home on the Range

 

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sunflower
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