Portal:Kansas/State facts
- Nickname: The Sunflower State
- Capital: Topeka
- Largest city: Wichita
- Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
- Total area: 213,096 square kilometers (82,277 square miles)
- Population (2000 census): 2,688,418
- Date admitted to the Union: January 29, 1861
- Senators: Jerry Moran (R), Roger Marshall (R)
- Representatives: Tracey Mann (R), Jake LaTurner (R), Ron Estes (R), Sharice Davids (D)
State symbols:
- Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander
- Fish: Channel catfish
- Bird: Western meadowlark
- Flower: Sunflower
- Insect: European honey bee
- Mammal: Bison
- Motto: Ad astra per aspera, or "To the stars through difficulties"
- Reptile: Ornate Box turtle
- Song: "Home on the Range"
- Tree: Populus angustifolia