| Date Admitted: | 1861 |
| State Capital: | Topeka |
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| Admission to U.S.: | Thirty-fourth State |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1927 |
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| Area: | 82,282 square miles |
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| Highest Point: | Mt. Sunflower - 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above sea level |
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| Lowest Point: | Verdigris River - 680 feet (270 m) above sea level |
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| State Motto: | "To the Stars Through Difficulties" |
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| Nickname: | The Sunflower State |
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| State Song: | "Home on the Range" |
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| State Flower: | Sunflower |
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| State Tree: | Cottonwood |
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| State Bird: | Western Meadowlark |
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| State Animal: | Buffalo |
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| State Reptile: | Ornate Box Turtle |
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| State Insect: | Honeybee |
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| State Soil: | Harney series |
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