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State Motto: "Ad astra per aspera" - To the stars through difficulties

State Abbreviation: KS

State Name of Residents: Kansans

State Song: Home on the Range

State Nick Name: Sunflower State

State Tree: Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

State Flower: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

State Animal: Buffalo (Bison bison)

State Bird: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

State Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)

State Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium)

State Insect: Honeybee

State Soil: Harney series

State Major Rivers: Kansas River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River, Arkansas River, Missouri

State Major Lakes: Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Cheney Reservoir, Waconda Lake

State Highest Point: Mt. Sunflower - 4,039 feet (1,231 m) above sea level

State Bordering Country: None

State Bordering Body of Water: None

State Name Origin: Kansas was named for Konza (also called Kansa or Kaw) Indians who lived in the area

State Largest Cities:
* Wichita * Overland Park * Kansas City * Topeka * Olathe * Lawrence * Shawnee * Salina * Manhattan * Lenexa *

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