Date Posted: 08/20/24
NCP Blog: Spotlight on Panel Members in Kansas
Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. It’s a landlocked state in the middle of the country and borders Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Kansas was named after the Kansas River, which was named for the Kansa people.
Topeka is the capital city of Kansas, and the largest city in the state is Wichita. The most populous area of the state, however, is the Kansas portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The population of Kansas was 2,940,865 as of the 2020 census, making it the 36th most populous state. It’s the 15th largest state in land area.
Official Kansas State Symbols
Every state has their own unique symbols, from birds to flowers to songs and more! Here are some of Kansas’ official state symbols:
– Bird: Western meadowlark
– Tree: Cottonwood
– Song: “Home on the Range”
– Animal: American buffalo
– Insect: Honeybee
– Rock: Greenhorn limestone
– Fish: Channel catfish
– Fruit: Sandhill plum
Find more information about Kansas’ state symbols here.
Fun Facts about Kansas
A ball of twine in Cawker City measures over 38′ in circumference and weighs more than 16,750 pounds and is still growing.
A grain elevator in Hutchinson is 1/2 mile long and holds 46 million bushels in its 1,000 bins.
Kansas is the largest producer of wheat in the country. Just about one-fifth of the wheat grown in the U.S. comes from Kansas.
Kansas is nicknamed “The Free State” because of its role in the Civil War. It had formally rejected slavery by popular vote and vowed to fight on the side of the Union, which led to conflicts with neighboring state Missouri, including the Lawrence Massacre in 1863.
Argonia, Kansas, elected the first female mayor in the United States in 1887.
Famous people from Kansas include Amelia Earhart, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Erin Brockovich, Gale Sayers, Melissa Etheridge, and Martina McBride.
NCP Panel Members in Kansas
Want to learn more about your fellow panel members in another state? Here’s how our Kansas panel members answered some of our survey questions!
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