Kansas (KS)
Kansas's Web Site, Kid's Page and Kid's Recycling Page 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 State's Song: Home on the Range |