FAST FACTS

• Capital City: Topeka (pop. 122,642) (2008 est.)
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• Kansas Population: (2008 proj.) (33rd)
• Kansas Population: (per square mile)
• U.S. State Populations: (all states)
• Currency: U.S. Dollar (conversion rates)
  
  
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• Kansas Quarter: The fourth quarter to be released in 2005 commemorates the State of Kansas. It's the 34th coin to be issued in the United States Mint’s popular 50 State Quarters® Program, and features a buffalo and sunflower motif, emblematic of the State’s history and natural beauty. Additional details
  
  
• Land Sizes
• Language: English, others
• Largest Cities: (by population) Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence
• Name: The origin of the name Kansas is reported to be from a name associated with local Indians that were called "Kansa," or "Kaw, meaning South Wind, or People of the South Wind.
• Statehood: Jan. 29, 1861 (34th state)
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Kansas Lawmen, 1876