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Kansas
at a Glance
Area:
82,278 sq miles (213,099 sq km)
1
15th-largest state.
Land:
81,759 sq mi (211,755 sq km)
Water:
519 sq mi (1,344 sq km)
Highest elevation:
Mount Sunflower,
4,041 feet (1,232 m)
Lowest elevation:
Verdigris River at
Oklahoma border, 679 feet (207 m)
Statehood:
Jan. 29, 1861 (34th state)
Capital:
Topeka
Population:
2,893,957
(33rd largest state)
2
State nickname:
The Sunflower State
State bird:
Western meadowlark
State flower:
Wild sunflower
1
U.S. Census Bureau
2
U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 estimate