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Kansas 161st Anniversary of Statehood (1861):
January 29, 2022 |
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| Kansas joined the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. |
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Nickname: "The Sunflower State"
State Motto: Ad astra per aspera. (To the stars through difficulties.)
State Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander
State Animal: American buffalo
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Fish: Channel catfish
State Insect: Honeybee
State Reptile: Ornate box turtle
State Fossils: Tylosaurus and pteranodon
State Flower: Wild native sunflower
State Tree: Cottonwood tree
State Gemstone: Jelinite
State Rock: Limestone
State Song: "Home on the Range" |
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| The United States acquired the area of Kansas from France in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Part of the area was subsequently relinquished in a treaty with Spain in 1819, and was reacquired as part of the annexation of Texas in 1845. Kansas Territory was organized on May 30, 1854, from Missouri Territory (also identified in some statutes as Indian Country or Indian Territory), and included part of present-day Colorado. The remaining part of the territory was included in Colorado Territory, which was organized in February 1861. |
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| Census data for Kansas are available beginning with the 1860 Census. The 1860 population includes only the population within the present state boundary; the population for the area that became part of Colorado Territory was assigned to that area even though it was not yet legally established. The population of the entire legally established Kansas Territory in 1860 was 141,483. |
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| Data for the legally established state of Kansas are available beginning with the 1870 Census. |
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Kansas has a land area of 81,736.8 square miles and a water area of 519.6 square miles. It is the 13th largest state by area. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri. |
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The following facts are available thanks to the public’s invaluable participation in U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the information shared by each respondent as we continuously count and measure America’s people, places, and economy. |
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The percentage of people in Kansas who have obtained at least a bachelor's degree
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The median household income in Kansas
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The percentage of the labor force in Kansas who are employed
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| 2020 Census: The Population of Kansas |
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| The number of people living in Kansas was 2,937,880 as of April 1, 2020, an increase of 3.0% since the 2010 Census. View Kansas’ population change by decade. |
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| Kansas Population Neared 3 Million in 2020 |
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| America Counts has launched a state-by-state look at the demographic changes the 2020 Census results reveal. |
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| Our state profiles bring you key population characteristics of your state and your county all on one page. |
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| See how they compare to the nation overall and to neighboring counties and states. Through interactive state and county maps for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, each page provides a snapshot of change from 2010 to 2020 on five topics. |
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Did you know?
- The numeric change in population for Kansas from 2010-2020 was 84,762.
- The percentage of the population aged 18 and older in Kansas was 75.9%, a total of 2,229,316 adults. This was an increase of 4.9% from the 2010 Census population aged 18 and older in Kansas.
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| About the Geographic Areas |
Kansas has four federally recognized American Indian reservations, two with off-reservation trust land. There is also one joint-use area. Kansas has 6 metropolitan statistical areas, 14 micropolitan statistical areas, and 2 combined statistical areas.
Kansas has 105 counties. One county, Wyandotte, has consolidated with Kansas City city and is considered nonfunctioning. All other counties are functioning governmental units; each governed by a board of county commissioners. |
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| Foreign Trade |
Take a look at the various imports to and exports from Kansas. See where materials such as sports footwear, articles and equipment for sports or outdoor games, navigational instruments and appliances, printed or illustrated post cards and greeting cards, soybeans, wheat and meslin, corn, milk and cream (concentrated), and more rank on both lists. Also, see lists of the countries that have sent the most imports by 2020 dollar value to Kansas and the countries that have received the most exported goods from Kansas as measured by 2020 dollar value.
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| View Kansas Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub |
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| View the state COVID-19 impact planning report. Take a look at new survey data and estimates. |
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| State Facts for Students: Kansas |
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| Help students learn about their state as they collect, organize, analyze, map, and graph a variety of information in “State Facts for Students.” They have the opportunity to examine data about kids their age, as well as a variety of other facts selected to appeal to young students. Take a look at demographic statistics for children, household computer use, and data on various types of businesses in Kansas. |
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| About the Census Bureau |
| We serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world's premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions. |
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