<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Kansas </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; The Free State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> State song (s): "Home on the Range" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Kansan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Topeka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Wichita </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Greater Kansas City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 15th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 82,278 sq mi (213,100 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 410 miles (660 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 213 miles (343 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 0.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 37 ° N to 40 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 94 ° 35 ′ W to 102 ° 3 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 35th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,913,123 (2017 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 35.1 / sq mi (13.5 / km) Ranked 40th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $54,865 (30th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Sunflower 4,041 ft (1232 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 2,000 ft (610 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Verdigris River at Oklahoma border 679 ft (207 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Kansas Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> January 29, 1861 Kansas Day (34th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Jeff Colyer (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Tracey Mann (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Kansas Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Pat Roberts (R) Jerry Moran (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> Roger Marshall (R) Lynn Jenkins (R) Kevin Yoder (R) Ron Estes (R) (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Majority of state </Th> <Td> Central: UTC − 6 / − 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Greeley, Hamilton, Sherman, and Wallace counties </Th> <Td> Mountain: UTC − 7 / − 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - KS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> KS, Kan., Kans . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.kansas.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Kansas </Th> </Tr>

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