For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverseIndigenous tribes.The first settlement of non-indigenous people in Kansas occurred in 1827 atFort Leavenworth.The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over theslaverydebate. When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with theKansas–Nebraska Act,conflict between abolitionistFree-StatersfromNew Englandand pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri broke out over the question of whether Kansas would become afree state or a slave state,in a period known asBleeding Kansas.On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered theUnionas a free state, hence the unofficial nickname "The Free State". Passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862 brought a further influx of settlers, and the booming cattle trade of the 1870s attracted some of the Wild West's most iconic figures to western Kansas.
As of 2015, Kansas was among the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn,sorghum,andsoybeans.In addition to its traditional strength in agriculture, Kansas possesses an extensive aerospace industry. Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the15th-largest state by area,the36th most-populousof the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 according to the 2020 census, and the10th least densely populated.Residents of Kansas are calledKansans.Mount Sunfloweris Kansas's highest point at 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). (Full article...)
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Image 1David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadiumis the oldest football stadium west of the Mississippi River, and one of the oldest standing football stadiums in the country. Built in 1921, it is home to the Kansas Jayhawks football team. (fromKansas)
Image 29Charles Curtis(R) was born near Topeka and served as a State Legislator, Congressman and Senator, before becoming Vice President (1929–33). He is the only Native American elected to the Executive Branch (he was born into theKaw Nation). (fromKansas)
Image 30Map of counties in Kansas by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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