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
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
