Kansas: Fast Facts and Trivia

Kansas Fast Facts

• State Abbreviation (Postal Code): KS

• Time Zone(s): Central Standard (GMT -6)

• State Nickname(s): Sunflower State

• State Capital: Topeka

• Largest City: Wichita

• Major Airports: None in top 50

• Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower (4,039 ft.)

• Lowest Point: Verdigris River (679 ft.)

• Land Area: 82,277 sq. mi. (US rank: 15)

• Population (2010): 2,853,118 (US rank: 34)

• Major League Sports Teams: MLS: Sporting Kansas City

• State Government Website: Kansas.gov

• State Tourism Website: Travel Kansas

• Date Admitted to Union (Order): January 29th, 1861 (34th)

• State Flag: On a field of blue is centered a sunflower over the state seal and the word "Kansas".

Kansas Trivia

• The state's name comes from the native Kansa tribe, which inhabited the area.