Kansas

U.S. States

Kansas is a landlocked U.S. state in the Midwest, bordered by Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri. Named for the Kansas River and the Kansa people, it entered the Union as a free state in 1861 after the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas. Its capital is Topeka, its most populous city is Wichita, and it has major agricultural and aerospace industries.

Capital: Topeka
Statehood: Entered the Union as a free state in 1861
Highest point: Mount Sunflower, 4,039 feet (1,231 meters)

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Article: Kansas (English Wikipedia)
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