Kansas State Information

State Info

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Website	http://www.ks.gov
Capital	Topeka
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Nicknames	Sunflower State Salt of the Earth
Population	2,688,418 (Year 2000 census)
	2,723,507 (Year 2003 estimate)
Housing Units	1,131,200 (Year 2000)
Area	82,276.84 Square Miles
	Land area: 81,814.88 Square Miles
	Water area: 461.96 Square Miles
State Song	Home on the Range
State Bird	Western Meadowlark
State Flower	Native Sunflower
State Tree	Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)