Welcome to Kansas!
Kansas
Capital: Topeka
Nicknames: Sunflower State, Wheat State, Jayhawker State, Midway U.S.A, and Breadbasket of the Nation
State Motto: To the Stars Through Difficulties
State Flower: Sunflower
State Tree: Cottonwood
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Animal: Buffalo
State Song: "Home on the Range"
Statehood: Kansas became the 34th state on January 29, 1861.
Area: 82,277 square miles: the 14th largest state
Neighbors: Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri
