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'''Kansas''' is one of the states comprising the [[United States of America]]. It joined the Union as 34th state on January 29, 1861. The state's area is 82,277 square miles (213,098 square kilometers) | '''Kansas''' is one of the states comprising the [[United States of America]]. It joined the Union as 34th state on January 29, 1861. The state's area is 82,277 square miles (213,098 square kilometers) | ||
and its estimated population is 2,802,134 (in 2008). The state is bordered by [[Nebraska]] on the north, [[Missouri]] on the east, [[Oklahoma]] on the south, and [[Colorado]] on the west. | and its estimated population is 2,802,134 (in 2008). The state is bordered by [[Nebraska (U.S. state)|Nebraska]] on the north, [[Missouri (U.S. state)|Missouri]] on the east, [[Oklahoma (U.S. state)|Oklahoma]] on the south, and [[Colorado (U.S. state)|Colorado]] on the west. | ||
Its northern border coincides with the 40°N parallel and its southern border is at the 37°N parallel. | Its northern border coincides with the 40°N parallel and its southern border is at the 37°N parallel. | ||
Kansas contains the geographic center of the contiguous United States. | Kansas contains the geographic center of the contiguous United States. | ||
The state capital is [[Topeka, Kansas]]. The largest city is [[Kansas City, Kansas]], which is a twin city with [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; it is one metropolitan area with the Missouri River through the center. | |||
[[Wichita, Kansas]] was once a center for cattle drives, but it is now one of the world's centers for aviation manufacturing, the large [[Boeing]] facility, but also [[Cessna]], [[Citation]], [[Bombardier]]/[[Lear]], and [[Hiller]], as well as many subcontractors. | [[Wichita, Kansas]] was once a center for cattle drives, but it is now one of the world's centers for aviation manufacturing, the large [[Boeing]] facility, but also [[Cessna]], [[Citation]], [[Bombardier]]/[[Lear]], and [[Hiller]], as well as many subcontractors. | ||
{{Image|Kansas.jpg|right|225px|USGS shaded relief map of Kansas}} | {{Image|Kansas.jpg|right|225px|USGS shaded relief map of Kansas}} | ||
== | ==See also== | ||
[[United States of America/Catalogs/States and Territories|U.S. States and Territories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:10, 10 September 2023
Kansas is one of the states comprising the United States of America. It joined the Union as 34th state on January 29, 1861. The state's area is 82,277 square miles (213,098 square kilometers) and its estimated population is 2,802,134 (in 2008). The state is bordered by Nebraska on the north, Missouri on the east, Oklahoma on the south, and Colorado on the west. Its northern border coincides with the 40°N parallel and its southern border is at the 37°N parallel.
Kansas contains the geographic center of the contiguous United States.
The state capital is Topeka, Kansas. The largest city is Kansas City, Kansas, which is a twin city with Kansas City, Missouri; it is one metropolitan area with the Missouri River through the center.
Wichita, Kansas was once a center for cattle drives, but it is now one of the world's centers for aviation manufacturing, the large Boeing facility, but also Cessna, Citation, Bombardier/Lear, and Hiller, as well as many subcontractors.
