Kansas

Summary

Kansas is an U.S. state^[1]. Kansas draws 8,914 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #39 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kansas is located in United States^[3].
• Kansas is in the country of United States^[4].
• Kansas's head of government is recorded as Sam Brownback^[5].
• Kansas's head of government is recorded as Laura Kelly^[6].
• Kansas is on the continent of North America^[7].
• Kansas's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[8].
• Kansas's capital is recorded as Topeka^[9].
• Kansas's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Kansas's shares border with is recorded as Oklahoma^[11].
• Kansas's shares border with is recorded as Colorado^[12].
• Kansas's shares border with is recorded as Nebraska^[13].
• Kansas's shares border with is recorded as Missouri^[14].
• Kansas's anthem is recorded as Home on the Range^[15].
• Kansas River is named after Kansas^[16].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allen County^[17].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Anderson County^[18].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Atchison County^[19].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barber County^[20].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barton County^[21].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bourbon County^[22].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brown County^[23].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Butler County^[24].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chase County^[25].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chautauqua County^[26].
• Kansas's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cherokee County^[27].

Body

Geography

Kansas is in the country of United States^[4]. Kansas is located in United States^[3]. Kansas is on the continent of North America^[7].

Designation and Status

Kansas's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[8].

History and Context

Kansas River is named after Kansas^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kansas include USS Kansas^[28], a pre-dreadnought battleship^[29].

Why It Matters

Kansas draws 8,914 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #39 of 49).^[2] Kansas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Kansas is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Kansas include USS Kansas^[28], a pre-dreadnought battleship^[29].