Kansas City

Sunflower State

“To the Stars Through Difficulties”

Quick Facts

State Capital: Topeka

Governor: Laura Kelly

Population: 2.92 million (2023)

Major Cities: Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence.

Key Industries: Agriculture, automobile manufacturing, aircraft manufacturing.

State History

Where it all began: Kansas officially became the 34th state on January 29, 1861

Brief history before it was a state: Kansas was an organized incorporated area from May 30, 1854 to January 28, 1861. On January 29, 1861 Kansas officially became a free state.

Kansas abbreviation? KS

State Geography

The Major Cities

Total size of state: 2.92 million (2023)

Number of counties: 105 counties

Highest point: Mt. Sunflower (4,039 feet)

Lowest point: Verdigris River (680 feet)

Mt. Sunflower

State Symbols

The Kansas State Flag was made on March 23, 1927

Sunflower

Western Meadowlark

Cottonwood

Interesting Places to Visit Kansas Sport Teams

These are only some of the many interesting places to visit in Kansas. Other things include Strataca, Big Well Museum, and Exploration Place.

Fun Facts Famous People

During 1958 two brothers created Pizza Hut in Kansas.
Kansas gave voting rights to women before the USA did.
Kansas has the world's longest grain elevator.
In Goodland, Kansas the first helicopter to receive a patent got one in 1909.
Shockingly, Kansas has over 800 caves!!!
The Kansas City Chiefs won the most recent Super Bowl.

Don Cheadle

Bob Dole

Jimmy Donaldson (Mr.Beast)

Amelia Earhart

Elise Ecklund

My Connections with Kansas

I liked learning about Kansas because... I wanted to learn more about the state that "The Wizards of Oz" is set on and the many pretty nature scenes.

The most interesting fact that I learned was... That Pizza Hut was created in Kansas. The two brothers that created it had borrowed 600$ from their mom to start the business and only had room for eight letters on their sign, so they named it "Pizza Hut."

Reasons why someone would like to visit Kansas? Different types of places to visit, beautiful nature scenes, yummy food, lots of agriculture sights, and dirt cake (oreo cake).

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