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Kansas
State Facts
There are fewer men than woman in Kansas. The overall gender ratio is 99 men to 100 women.
The Kansas flag was adopted on September 22, 1961. The flag has been ranked the 54th best U.S. flag by a leading Vexillology Organization.
The Kansas quarter was the 34th quarter released overall. The quarter was released on August 29, 2005.
Recent estimates put Kansas's population at around 2,904,000 people (35th out of 56).The population density is 35.5 people per square mile (46th out of 56).
Someone from Kansas is known as a Kansan. View our List of Adjectival and Demonyms for all the States.
Kansas was the 34th state when it joined the United States on January 29, 1861. Prior to 1861, Kansas was known as "Kansas Territory."
Essential Kansas Facts
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KS
Postal Code
The Kansas postal code is KS. This abbreviation has been used since the USPS first established official codes in October 1963. -
Gender Ratio
Gender Ratio: 99 Men to 100 Women
Male Population: 1,447,355 men
Female Population: 1,456,666 women
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State Quarter
The Kansas Quarter was released in August 08, 2005.
Total Mintage: 0.56 billion.
Engraver: Norman E. Nemeth -
Population and Area
Population: 2,904,021 people
Land Area: 81,759 square miles
Population Density: 2,904,021 people per square mile
Areas Codes in Kansas (9)
- 316
- 402
- 417
- 580
- 620
- 785
- 816
- 913
- 918
Kansas Counties (105)
| County | Top Cities |
|---|---|
| Allen County | Elsmore, Gas, Humboldt, Iola, La Harpe, and Moran |
| Anderson County | Colony, Garnett, Greeley, Kincaid, Welda, and Westphalia |
| Atchison County | Atchison, Cummings, Effingham, Lancaster, and Muscotah |
| Barber County | Hardtner, Hazelton, Isabel, Kiowa, Lake City, and Medicine Lodge |
| Barton County | Albert, Claflin, Ellinwood, Great Bend, Hoisington, and Olmitz |
| Bourbon County | Bronson, Fort Scott, Fulton, Garland, Mapleton, and Redfield |
| Brown County | Everest, Fairview, Hiawatha, Horton, Morrill, and Powhattan |
| Butler County | Andover, Augusta, Beaumont, Benton, Cassoday, and Douglass |
| Chase County | Cedar Point, Cottonwood Falls, Elmdale, Matfield Green, and Strong City |
| Chautauqua County | Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Niotaze, Peru, and Sedan |
| Cherokee County | Baxter Springs, Columbus, Crestline, Galena, Mc Cune, and Riverton |
| Cheyenne County | Bird City and Saint Francis |
| Clark County | Ashland, Englewood, and Minneola |
| Clay County | Clay Center, Green, Longford, Morganville, and Wakefield |
| Cloud County | Aurora, Clyde, Concordia, Glasco, Jamestown, and Miltonvale |
| Coffey County | Burlington, Gridley, Le Roy, Lebo, and Waverly |
| Comanche County | Coldwater, Protection, and Wilmore |
| Cowley County | Arkansas City, Atlanta, Burden, Cambridge, Dexter, and Maple City |
| Crawford County | Arcadia, Arma, Cherokee, Farlington, Franklin, and Frontenac |
| Decatur County | Dresden, Jennings, Norcatur, and Oberlin |
| Dickinson County | Abilene, Chapman, Enterprise, Herington, Hope, and Solomon |
| Doniphan County | Bendena, Denton, Elwood, Highland, Troy, and Wathena |
| Douglas County | Baldwin City, Eudora, Lawrence, and Lecompton |
| Edwards County | Belpre, Kinsley, Lewis, and Offerle |
| Elk County | Elk Falls, Grenola, Howard, Longton, Moline, and New Albany |
| Ellis County | Catharine, Ellis, Hays, Pfeifer, Schoenchen, and Victoria |
| Ellsworth County | Ellsworth, Holyrood, Kanopolis, Lorraine, and Wilson |
| Finney County | Garden City, Holcomb, and Pierceville |
| Ford County | Bucklin, Dodge City, Ford, Fort Dodge, Spearville, and Wright |
| Franklin County | Lane, Ottawa, Pomona, Princeton, Rantoul, and Richmond |
| Geary County | Fort Riley, Junction City, and Milford |
| Gove County | Gove, Grainfield, Grinnell, Park, and Quinter |
| Graham County | Bogue, Hill City, Morland, and Penokee |
| Grant County | Ulysses |
| Gray County | Cimarron, Copeland, Ensign, Ingalls, and Montezuma |
| Greeley County | Tribune |
| Greenwood County | Eureka, Fall River, Hamilton, Lamont, Madison, and Neal |
| Hamilton County | Coolidge, Kendall, and Syracuse |
| Harper County | Anthony, Attica, Bluff City, Danville, Freeport, and Harper |
| Harvey County | Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, Newton, North Newton, and Sedgwick |
| Haskell County | Satanta and Sublette |
| Hodgeman County | Hanston and Jetmore |
| Jackson County | Circleville, Delia, Denison, Holton, Hoyt, and Mayetta |
| Jefferson County | Grantville, Mc Louth, Meriden, Nortonville, Oskaloosa, and Ozawkie |
| Jewell County | Burr Oak, Esbon, Formoso, Jewell, Mankato, and Randall |
| Johnson County | Bucyrus, Clearview City, De Soto, Edgerton, Gardner, and Leawood |
| Kearny County | Deerfield and Lakin |
| Kingman County | Cunningham, Kingman, Murdock, Nashville, Norwich, and Spivey |
| Kiowa County | Greensburg, Haviland, and Mullinville |
| Labette County | Altamont, Bartlett, Chetopa, Dennis, Edna, and Mound Valley |
| Lane County | Dighton and Healy |
| Leavenworth County | Basehor, Easton, Fort Leavenworth, Lansing, Leavenworth, and Linwood |
| Lincoln County | Barnard, Beverly, Lincoln, and Sylvan Grove |
| Linn County | Blue Mound, Centerville, Lacygne, Mound City, Parker, and Pleasanton |
| Logan County | Monument, Oakley, and Winona |
| Lyon County | Admire, Allen, Americus, Emporia, Hartford, and Neosho Rapids |
| Marion County | Burns, Durham, Florence, Goessel, Hillsboro, and Lehigh |
| Marshall County | Axtell, Beattie, Blue Rapids, Bremen, Frankfort, and Home |
| McPherson County | Canton, Galva, Inman, Marquette, Mcpherson, and Moundridge |
| Meade County | Fowler, Meade, and Plains |
| Miami County | Fontana, Hillsdale, Louisburg, Osawatomie, and Paola |
| Mitchell County | Beloit, Cawker City, Glen Elder, Hunter, Simpson, and Tipton |
| Montgomery County | Caney, Cherryvale, Coffeyville, Dearing, Elk City, and Havana |
| Morris County | Burdick, Council Grove, Dwight, White City, and Wilsey |
| Morton County | Elkhart, Richfield, and Rolla |
| Nemaha County | Baileyville, Bern, Centralia, Corning, Goff, and Oneida |
| Neosho County | Chanute, Erie, Galesburg, Saint Paul, Stark, and Thayer |
| Ness County | Arnold, Bazine, Beeler, Brownell, Ness City, and Ransom |
| Norton County | Almena, Clayton, Lenora, and Norton |
| Osage County | Burlingame, Carbondale, Lyndon, Melvern, Osage City, and Overbrook |
| Osborne County | Alton, Downs, Natoma, Osborne, and Portis |
| Ottawa County | Bennington, Delphos, Minneapolis, and Tescott |
| Pawnee County | Burdett, Garfield, Larned, and Rozel |
| Phillips County | Agra, Glade, Kirwin, Logan, Long Island, and Phillipsburg |
| Pottawatomie County | Belvue, Emmett, Fostoria, Havensville, Olsburg, and Onaga |
| Pratt County | Byers, Coats, Iuka, Pratt, and Sawyer |
| Rawlins County | Atwood, Herndon, Ludell, and Mc Donald |
| Reno County | Abbyville, Arlington, Buhler, Haven, Hutchinson, and Nickerson |
| Republic County | Agenda, Belleville, Courtland, Cuba, Munden, and Narka |
| Rice County | Alden, Bushton, Chase, Geneseo, Little River, and Lyons |
| Riley County | Leonardville, Manhattan, Ogden, Randolph, and Riley |
| Rooks County | Damar, Palco, Plainville, Stockton, and Woodston |
| Rush County | Alexander, Bison, La Crosse, Liebenthal, Mc Cracken, and Nekoma |
| Russell County | Bunker Hill, Dorrance, Gorham, Lucas, Luray, and Paradise |
| Saline County | Assaria, Brookville, Falun, Gypsum, Lindsborg, and New Cambria |
| Scott County | Marienthal and Scott City |
| Sedgwick County | Andale, Bentley, Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, and Derby |
| Seward County | Kismet and Liberal |
| Shawnee County | Auburn, Berryton, Dover, Rossville, Silver Lake, and Tecumseh |
| Sheridan County | Hoxie and Selden |
| Sherman County | Edson, Goodland, and Kanorado |
| Smith County | Athol, Cedar, Gaylord, Kensington, Lebanon, and Smith Center |
| Stafford County | Hudson, Macksville, Saint John, and Stafford |
| Stanton County | Johnson and Manter |
| Stevens County | Hugoton and Moscow |
| Sumner County | Argonia, Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Conway Springs, Geuda Springs, and Mayfield |
| Thomas County | Brewster, Colby, Gem, Levant, and Rexford |
| Trego County | Collyer, Ogallah, and Wakeeney |
| Wabaunsee County | Alma, Alta Vista, Eskridge, Harveyville, Maple Hill, and Mc Farland |
| Wallace County | Sharon Springs, Wallace, and Weskan |
| Washington County | Barnes, Clifton, Greenleaf, Haddam, Hanover, and Hollenberg |
| Wichita County | Leoti |
| Wilson County | Altoona, Benedict, Buffalo, Fredonia, and Neodesha |
| Woodson County | Neosho Falls, Piqua, Toronto, and Yates Center |
| Wyandotte County | Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and Kansas City |