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Known as the "Sunflower State," Kansas became the 34th state in 1861. The state's name comes from the Kansa or Kaw Indians and is a Sioux Indian term meaning "south wind people." Within Kansas's borders is the magnetic center mark for all of North America. All land surveys in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico use this as a reference point. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous (connected) states is located in a Kansas pasture. The native sunflower is the state flower and the capital is Topeka. ...Read more here: Kansas - The Sunflower State
- Capital City:
- Topeka
- Nickname:
- Sunflower State
- Motto:
- Ad Astra per Aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
- Statehood:
- January 29, 1861 (34th)
- Origin of State's Name:
- From the Sioux Indian for "south wind people."
- Largest City:
- Wichita
- Border States:
- Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
- Land Area:
- 81,823 sq. mi., 13th largest
- State Bird:
- Western Meadowlark
- State Flower:
- Sunflower
- State Tree:
- Cottonwood (populus)
- State Song:
- Home on the Range
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Elementary Schools
- Carbondale Attendance Center
- (785) 836-7188
- 315 N. Fourth Street
- Carbondale, KS 66414
- Partridge Elementary
- (620) 567-2641
- 5 West Avenue
- Partridge, KS 67566
Middle Schools
- Mulvane Intermediate 5 6
- (316) 777-1155
- 628 E Mulvane
- Mulvane, KS 67110
- Hillsboro Middle School
- (620) 947-3297
- 400 E Grand
- Hillsboro, KS 67063
High Schools
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley High
- (785) 549-3313
- 508 Ne Main
- Melvern, KS 66510
- Blue Valley Northwest High
- (913) 239-3400
- 13260 Switzer
- Overland Park, KS 66213
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