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Kansas
"Sunflower State"
The state was named for the Kansas River, which was named for the Sioux tribe.
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Median household income
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$40,624National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Kansas demographic reports
Local
$40,624National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Kansas demographic reports
Capital: Topeka
County governments: 105
Municipal governments: 627
Townships: 1,370
For a time in the 19th century, due to the battle over slavery, the state was known as "Bleeding Kansas."
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Kansas is the most quintessential of American states. It is, after all, where Superman and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz grew up, and all the towns I went through had a cozy, leafy, timeless air to them.
-- The Lost Continent
Bill Bryson
Kansas is the most quintessential of American states. It is, after all, where Superman and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz grew up, and all the towns I went through had a cozy, leafy, timeless air to them.
-- The Lost Continent
Bill Bryson
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“ Kansas is the most quintessential of American states. It is, after all, where Superman and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz grew up, and all the towns I went through had a cozy, leafy, timeless air to them. ”
~ The Lost Continent
Bill Bryson
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