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  2. Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area, the 36th most-populous of the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 [20] according to the 2020 census, and the 10th least densely populated. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans.

  3. Geography of Kansas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Kansas is bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. The state is divided into 105 counties with 628 cities, with its largest county by area being Butler County. [1] Kansas is located equidistant from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

  4. History of Kansas - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Kansas, located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, was the home of nomadic Native American tribes who hunted the vast herds of bison (often called "buffalo"). In around 1450 AD, the Wichita People founded the great city of Etzanoa. The city of Etzanoa was abandoned in around 1700 AD.

  5. List of counties in Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Kansas has 105 counties, the fifth-highest total of any state. The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while ...

  6. Kansas Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, [2] until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the free state of Kansas . The territory extended from the Missouri border west to the summit of the Rocky Mountains and from the ...

  7. List of cities in Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Kansas is a state located in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2023 United States Census estimate its population is 2,940,546 and Kansas has a growth rate of 0.09% annually, which ranks 31st among all 50 states. Kansas is the 13th largest by land area spanning 81,758.72 square miles (211,754.1 km 2) of land. [1]

  8. Kansas and Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Kansas and Missouri are two bordering U.S. states with a long and tumultuous history. The relationship between these two states has its roots in Bleeding Kansas, but mutual distrust has continued off and on since then, even in sporting contexts. [1] These states also share the Kansas City metropolitan area, where both states each have a city ...

  9. Outline of Kansas - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Kansas: Kansas – U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. [1] It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. [2]

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