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| Walking past the capitol building in Topeka, September 2011. This was my second visit to the Capitol and despite the major construction going on I was able to go inside this time. It was a Sunday my first visit and the building was closed. |
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Flag |
Seal |
| Website : www.kansas.gov |
| Capital
: Topeka |
 Highest
point : Mount
Sunflower, 4,039 feet |
 Area : 82,282 square miles,
15th largest state. |
 Population : 2,688,418
(2000 census) |
 Motto
:
Ad astra per aspra (To the stars
through difficulties) |
 Admitted to
Union : January 29, 1861 |
 State
Song : "Home on the Range" |
 State Bird : Western Medowlark |
 State Flower
: Sunflower
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 State Tree : Cottonwood |
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