Statehood:  January 29, 1861 (34^th State)

State Song: "Home on the Range" (1947)

State Bird: western meadowlark (1937)

State tree: cottonwood (1937)

State Flower: sunflower (1903)

State Animal: buffalo (1955)

State Nickname: Sunflower State

State Motto: "Ad astra per aspera" - To the stars through difficulties

Highest Point: The highest point in Kansas is Mount Sunflower at 4,039 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Kansas is the Verdigris River at 679 feet above sea level

Larges cities: Wichita, 354,865; Overland Park, 164,811; Kansas City, 144,210; Topeka, 121,946; Olathe, 111,334; Lawrence, 81,816; Shawnee, 57,628; Manhattan, 48,668; Salina, 45,956; Lenexa, 43,434

Famous Kansans:

Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle actor, Smith Center
Clarence D. Batchelor political cartoonist, Osage City
Gwendolyn Brooks poet, Topeka
Walter P. Chrysler auto manufacturer, Wamego
Clark M. Clifford secretary of defense, Fort Scott
John Steuart Curry painter, Dunavant
Bob Dole politician, Russell
Amelia Earhart aviator, Atchison
Milton S. Eisenhower educator, Abilene
Carl A. Hatch politician, Kirwin

Population (Quick Facts): 2,764,075:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20000.html

Official State website:

http://www.kansas.gov/index.php

State Legislature:

http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-legisportal/index.do

Capital of Kansas : Topeka, KS:

http://www.topeka.org/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.ksda.gov/

Transportation:

http://www.ksdot.org/

Natural Resources:

http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of Kansas:

http://www.ksdot.org/maps.asp

Kansas State Job link:

http://www.kansasjoblink.com/ada/

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.kansas.gov/tourism/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/kansas.htm

Museums:

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/museums/

Zip Codes:

 http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/KS/A.html

State Parks: 

http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/ksnews.php

Universities and Colleges in Kansas: