Summer States No. 34 - Kansas

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your director, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to the world! Today on Summer States, we'll be taking a look at the thirty-fourth state of the United States, Kansas. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

     Kansas Facts:

• Date of Statehood: January 29, 1861
• Capital: Topeka
• Population: 2,853,118 (2010)
• Size: 82,278 square miles
• Motto: Ad astra per aspera (“To the stars through difficulties”)
• Tree: Cottonwood
• Flower: Wild Native Sunflower
• Bird: Western Meadowlark

     Fun Facts:

• Kansas is the leading producer of wheat in the United States.
• During the Civil War, Kansas suffered the highest rate of fatal casualties of any Union State.
• Meade's Ranch located in Osborne County, Kansas is geodetic the center of all of North America.

     Kansas on a map:

        

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/kansas