Kansas

Welcome to Kansas, the Sunflower state. Welcome to the Sunflower State! There is warm climate, in the summer it reaches up to 78 degres. In the winter it reaches 28 degres. Tornados are really really common in Kansas. Blizzards and hail storms are sometimes common but not really. While you are there you may see many airplanes. Kansas is know for The Wizard Of Oz, mining and agriculture. Some fun facts are, Omar Knedik (he lived in Kansas) invented the first frozen carbonated drink machine. That is the icee machines! A cool law is once it was a law to put ice cream on cherry pie. A park that is important to Kansas is Swope Park, this park was donated by Thomas Swope in 1896. This is one of the states biggest and largest parks! Some other cool facts about Kansas is that the state is known for making airplanes, Sprint, and Southwestern Bell! While you are there you can get around by bicycling, going on trains, carpooling, trains or maybe even taxis! Some sports teams in Kansas are the Chiefs, Jayhawks, and the Royals! Also, there are a lot of fun thing to do outdoors, such as hiking, swimming and ridding your bike. Also at Loose Park you can see some Civil War marks, like tents where they slept. In 2009, the population in Kansas was 2,818,747! About 80% people are white, about 5% people are black, about 10% hispanic, and about 5% people are other. So, hopefully you are now convinced to come to Kansas!



Fast Facts


 * Kansas is called the sunflower state or the wheat state
 * The state flower is the sunflower
 * Western Meadowlark is the state bird
 * The reptile is the Ornate Box Turtle
 * You will see a lot of honey bees in this state because this state is known for honey bee

Links to learn more on Kansas: [|Facts about Kansas] [|state animals]



Some sports teams in Kansas are the Chiefs, Jayhawks, and the Royals!



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Citations: [|50 States] [|kansas sports teams]