From Wiki 5A
This is the state animal, the American Bison
This is the state bird, the Western Meadowlark
This is the state flower, the Sunflower
This is the state tree, the Cottonwood
This is one of the many Kansas
wheat fields
Kansas is our 34th state and was founded in
January 29 of
1861. Kansas's capital is Topeka. Kansas's
population is 2,477,574 and it's area and square miles is 82,282. The state animal is the American
Bison. Kansas's state
flower is the Wild
Sunflower and the state
tree is the
Cottonwood Tree. The state
bird is the Western
Meadowlark. Kansas's nicknames are "The
Sunflower State", the "Jayhawk State" and the "Cyclone State". Did you know... that Kansas's wheat fields produce enough of grain to provide each person with six loaves of bread in a year and ever year.
