Kansas Trivia:


Capital : Topeka
State Tree : Eastern Cottonwood
State Flower : Sunflower
State Insect : European Honey Bee
State Bird : Western Meadowlark

Kansas People:


Kansas has a total population of 2,764,075 (2006 est) and ranks 33rd in population of U.S. states. By age, 695,837 (25.2%) Kansans are under 18 years of age, 1,710,529 (61.9%) are age 19 to 64, and 357,709 (12.9%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.4%, and males 49.6% of the total population.


Kansas Population By Age and Gender
AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under25.2  
65 and older12.9  
19 to 6461.9  
Female50.4  
Male49.6  

27,374 (1.0%) Kansans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 60,870 (2.2%) are Asian, 164,507 (6.0%) are Black, 1,863 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,462,232 (89.1%) are White, 47,229 (1.7%) are of mixed race.
 

Kansas Population By Race
RacePopulation
WhiteKansas White population 2,462,2322,462,232  
BlackKansas Black population 164,507164,507
AsianKansas Asian population 60,87060,870
MixedKansas Mixed population 47,22947,229
American IndianKansas American Indian population 27,37427,374
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderKansas Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1,8631,863

237,426 (8.6%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

5.0% of Kansans were born in a foreign country.

8.7% of Kansans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

86.0% of Kansans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 25.8% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Kansas had 39,669 births and 23,818 deaths in 2004.

Kansas Land:


Kansas has a land area of 81,815 square miles and is ranked 13rd amoung U.S. states in total area. Kansas has a population density of 33 people per square mile. Kansas had 47,227,944 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.90% of the total area.