Kansas , US

Kansas: State of the United States of America

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Kansas Quick Facts

Population :	2,913,805
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Kansas
Area :	213100 km²
Water as percent of area :	0.63%
Land as percent of area :	99.37%
Easternmost point :	Point(-94.589518055 39.146873055)
Northernmost point :	Point(-102.05175 40.003083333)
Legislative body :	Kansas Legislature
Named for :	Kansas River
Official language :	English
Altitude :	1,969 feet / 600 meters
Capital :	Topeka
Establishment :	January 01, 1861 (161 years ago)
Time Zone :	Central Time Zone, UTC−06:00, America/Chicago
Local time :	03:45:58 (17th May 2022)

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Geography

Kansas is located at 38°30'1"N 98°30'2"W (38.5002900, -98.5006300). It has 4 neighbors: Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Colorado.

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The largest city of Kansas is Wichita with a population of 391,731. Other cities include, Overland Park population 197,381, Kansas City population 152,960, Shawnee population 66,298 and Lenexa population 56,156. See all Kansas cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Kansas (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Kansas.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Wichita	County seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States	Sedgwick	391,731
Overland Park	City in the U.	Johnson	197,381
Kansas City	County seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States	Wyandotte	152,960
Shawnee	City in Oklahoma, United States	Johnson	66,298
Lenexa	City in Kansas, United States	Johnson	56,156
Salina	City in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States	Saline	46,274
Hutchinson	City in Kansas, United States	Reno	40,209
Leavenworth	City in Kansas	Leavenworth	35,934
Leawood	City in Kansas, United States	Johnson	34,669
Fort Dodge	City in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States	Ford	28,075
City of Dodge City	City in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States	Ford	28,075
Dodge City	City in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States	Ford	27,104
Derby	City in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States	Sedgwick	25,145
Prairie Village	City in Kansas, United States	Butler	22,315
Prairie Village	City in Kansas, United States	Johnson	21,877
Junction City	City in and county seat of Geary County, Kansas	Geary	21,482

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Official website of Kansas

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Kansas has 4 neighbours.

Missouri state of the United States of America
Oklahoma state of the United States of America
Nebraska Nebraska, state of the United States of America. Nebraska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America alongside Washington DC. Lincoln and its most populated town, Omaha, are its capital. It is located in the country's midwest region, the Central Northwest division, bordering South Dakota on the north, the Missouri River on the east, separating it from Iowa and Missouri, Kansas on the south, Colorado on the southwest, and Wyoming on the west. It is the eighth least densely populated state, with 9.12 inhabitants / km², ahead of the least densely populated Idaho, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. On March 1, 1867, he was admitted to the Union as the 37th,
Colorado state of the United States of America

Thomas County
Wallace County
Ford County
Jewell County
Washington County
Wilson County
Cowley County
Hamilton County
Douglas County
Greenwood County
Brown County
Sumner County
Cheyenne County
Sherman County
Hodgeman County
Meade County
Saline County
Greeley County
Montgomery County
Russell County
Jefferson County
Smith County
Shawnee County
Cloud County
Linn County
Harvey County
Mitchell County
Ellis County
Republic County
Leavenworth County
Marshall County
Haskell County
McPherson County
Wyandotte County
Chase County
Rice County
Ottawa County
Neosho County
Jackson County
Wichita County
Anderson County
Nemaha County
Stevens County
Reno County
Decatur County
Gray County
Allen County
Phillips County
Johnson County
Trego County
Coffey County
Riley County
Woodson County
Dickinson County
Lyon County
Lane County
Rawlins County
Doniphan County
Kiowa County
Rush County
Norton County
Labette County
Kearny County
Stanton County
Morton County
Atchison County
Pawnee County
Clark County
Pottawatomie County
Geary County
Edwards County
Harper County
Marion County
Sheridan County
Graham County
Barton County
Cherokee County
Finney County
Stafford County
Pratt County
Chautauqua County
Morris County
Rooks County
Barber County
Lincoln County
Crawford County
Ness County
Sedgwick County
Grant County
Logan County
Bourbon County
Scott County
Franklin County
Gove County
Clay County
Wabaunsee County
Osborne County
Elk County
Miami County
Osage County
Butler County
Ellsworth County
Kingman County
Seward County
Comanche County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1910	1,690,949	-	census
1920	1,769,257	4.43%	census
1930	1,880,999	5.94%	census
1940	1,801,028	-4.44%	census
1950	1,905,299	5.47%	census
1960	2,178,611	12.55%	census
1970	2,246,578	3.03%	census
1980	2,363,679	4.95%	census
1990	2,477,574	4.6%	census
2000	2,688,418	7.84%	census
2010	2,853,118	5.77%	census
2011	2,869,225	0.56%	estimation process
2012	2,885,257	0.56%	estimation process
2013	2,893,212	0.27%	estimation process
2014	2,900,475	0.25%	estimation process
2015	2,909,011	0.29%	estimation process
2016	2,910,844	0.06%	estimation process
2017	2,908,718	-0.07%	estimation process
2018	2,911,359	0.09%	estimation process
2019	2,913,314	0.07%	estimation process
2020	2,913,805	0.02%	estimation process

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People born in Kansas (197)

People born in Kansas, including actress ZaSu Pitts, football player Tiny Feather, actor Rudy Bowman, .

List

Robert McAlmon (American writer) he was born in 09/03/1895
Walter Chrysler (American automotive industry executive) he was born in 02/04/1875
Oran McPherson (Canadian politician (1886-1949)) he was born in 12/04/1886
Charles Hatfield (American cloud seeder) he was born in 01/01/1875
John L. Kelley (American mathematician) he was born in 06/12/1916
Dorothy DeLay (American musician and violin instructor) she was born in 31/03/1917
Edgar Lee Masters (American writer) he was born in 23/08/1868
Jess Willard (boxer) he was born in 29/12/1881
Mary Howard de Liagre (American actress) she was born in 24/08/1914
Hollis Dow Hedberg (American academic) he was born in 29/05/1903
Katherine R. Whitmore (American academic) she was born in 01/01/1897
Olive Ann Beech (American businesswoman) she was born in 25/09/1904
Betty Glamann (American musician) she was born in 21/05/1923
George Sawley (Set decorator, Art director) he was born in 18/06/1904
Arthur Johns (Sound engineer) he was born in 30/10/1889
Samantha Ryan (Ex American movie actress) she was born in 03/03/1978
Billy Devore (American racecar driver) he was born in 12/09/1910
Dwight Frye (actor (1899-1943)) he was born in 22/02/1899

Other places with the same name (4)

Kansas , Oklahoma city in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States of America with a population of 803 people.
Kansas , Illinois village in Illinois with a population of 707 people.
Kansas , Alabama town in Walker County, Aabama with a population of 214 people.

Kansas Counties (more)

Johnson County

Johnson County, county in Wyoming, United States

Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County, county in Kansas, United States

Shawnee County

Shawnee County, county in Kansas, United States

County Name	Population
Johnson County	607,220
Sedgwick County	519,907
Shawnee County	175,999
Wyandotte County	165,265
Douglas County	122,530
Leavenworth County	82,246
Riley County	73,202
Butler County	66,992
Reno County	61,793
Saline County	53,926
Crawford County	38,730
Finney County	35,917
Cowley County	34,628
Miami County	34,334
Harvey County	34,291
Ford County	33,094