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State of Kansas (IPAc-enen-us-Kansas.ogg?k�nz?s) is located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa (Kaw (tribe)) tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribes name (natively kk?:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the terms original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans."
Historically, the area was home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans (Native Americans in the United States) who hunted bison. It was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery (Slavery in the United States) issue. When officially opened to settlement (Kansas-Nebraska Act) by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters (Free-Stater (Kansas)) from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state (Free state (USA)) or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union (Union (American Civil War)) as a free state (free state (USA)). After the Civil War (American Civil War), the population of Kansas exploded when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into productive farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing many crops, and leading the nation in wheat, sorghum and sunflower production most years.
Fullname: State of Kansas
Flaglink: Flag (Flag of Kansas)
Seal: Seal_of_Kansas.svg
Map: Map of USA KS.svg
Officiallang: English (English language)
Allias Name: The Sunflower State (official);,The Wheat State
Former: Kansas Territory
Demonym: Kansan
Motto: Ad astra per aspera
Capital: Topeka (Topeka, Kansas)
Largestcity: Wichita (Wichita, Kansas)
Largestmetro: Kansas portion of Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area (Kansas City Metropolitan Area)
Legislature: Kansas Legislature
Upperhouse: Senate (Kansas Senate)
Lowerhouse: House of Representatives (Kansas House of Representatives)
Senators: Sam Brownback (R),Pat Roberts (R)
Representative: Jerry Moran (R),Lynn Jenkins (R),Dennis Moore (D),Todd Tiahrt (R)
Postalabbreviation: KS
Arearank: 15th
Totalareaus: 82,277
Totalarea: 213,096
Landareaus: 81,815
Landarea: 211,901
Waterareaus: 462
Waterarea: 1,196
Pcwater: 0.56
Poprank: 33rd
2000pop (old): 2,688,418
2000pop: 2,802,134 (2008 est.) , 2,688,418 (2000)
Densityrank: 40th
2000densityus: 32.9
2000density: 12.7
Admittancedate: January 29, 1861
Timezone: Central (Central Standard Time Zone): UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)-6/-5 (Daylight saving time)
Tz1where: most of state
Timezone2: Mountain (Mountain Standard Time Zone): UTC-7/-6 (Daylight saving time)
Tz2where: 4 western counties
Latitude: 37� N (37th parallel north) to 40� N (40th parallel north)
Longitude: 94�?35? W to 102�?3? W
Widthus: 417
Width: 645
Lengthus: 211
Length: 340
Highestpoint: Mount Sunflower, Wallace County (Wallace County, Kansas)
Highestelevus: 4,039
Highestelev: 1,232
Meanelevus: 2,000
Meanelev: 600 LowestPoint = Verdigris River, Montgomery County (Montgomery County, Kansas)
Lowestelevus: 679
Lowestelev: 207
Isocode: US-KS
Website: www.kansas.gov }} {{FixBunching|mid}} Image:Winter wheat awaiting harvest in Kansas (1972).jpg|250px|right|thumb|Winter wheat fields in western Kansas awaiting harvest, May 1972 {{FixBunching|end}} The