Kansas

Kansas
Kansas
	State
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Kansas Territory
Admittit tae the Union	29 Januar 1861 (34t)
Lairgest ceety	Wichita
Lairgest metro	Kansas portion o Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Aurie
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Laura Kelly (D)
Legislatur	Kansas Legislature
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
U.S. senators	Pat Roberts (R) ; Jerry Moran (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	Tim Huelskamp (R) ; Lynn Jenkins (R) ; Kevin Yoder (R) ; Mike Pompeo (R) (leet)
Population
• Total	2,871,238 (2,011 est)
• Density	13.5/km2 (35.1/sq mi)
• Median hooseaud income	$50177
• Income rank	25t
Leid
• Offeecial leid	Inglis
Latitude	37° N tae 40° N
Longitude	94° 35′ W tae 102° 3′ W

Kansas (/ˈkanzəs/) is a U.S. state locate in the Midwastren Unitit States.^[3] It is namit efter the Kansas River whilk rins through it, whilk in turn is namit efter the Kansa Natif American tribe, whilk indwellt the aurie.^[4] The tribe's naim (natively kką:ze) is aften said tae mean "fowk o the wind" or "fowk o the sooth wind," though this wis likely no the term's oreeginal meanin.^[5]^[6] Residents o Kansas are cried "Kansans."

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Precedit bi Oregon	Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid Admittit on 29 Januar 1861 (34th)	Succeedit bi West Virginia

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