Kansas Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

January 29, 1861 - Kansas was the 34th state.

Kansas State Capital:

Topeka

State Nickname:

Sunflower State

State Motto:

Ad astra per aspera.
Translation: To the stars through difficulties

Kansas State Bird:

Western Meadowlark

Kansas State Flower:

Sunflower

Kansas State Tree:

Cottonwood

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Wichita
• Overland Park
• Kansas City
• Topeka
• Olathe

Ten Famous People From Kansas :

• Amelia Earhart, Aviator
• Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet
• Walter Chrysler, Entrepreneur
• Charles Curtis, Vice President under President Herbert Hoover
• Bob Dole, Politician
• Dennis Hopper, Actor
• William Inge, Playwright
• Buster Keaton, Actor
• Hattie McDaniel, Actress
• Barry Sanders, Football Player