KANSAS KANSAS U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1861 ORDER OF ADMISSION 34TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1861 CAPITAL TOPEKA POPULATION 2595000 1997 LAND AREA 81823 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 31.4 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME SUNFLOWER STATE MOTTO AD ASTRA PER ASPERA TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 40 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 125 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 4 MAIN INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING FINANCE INSURANCE REAL ESTATE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL PETROLEUM NATURAL GAS CLAYS COAL HELIUM SALT SAND GRAVEL STONE HALITE SALT ROCK
