Kansas

        The capitol of Kansas is Topeka. The state flower is the sunflower. The Kansas state bird is the Western Meadow Lark. The state tree is the Cottonwood. The nickname is the "Sunflower State". Kansas was admitted to the Union in 1861. It was the 34th state. The land area is 81,787 square miles (211,828 square kilometers.). The total population is 2,477,574. The state animal is the buffalo. The state song is "Home on the Range."