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The Midwest > Kansas > Geography

KANSAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 213,098 [14th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 0.56 [49th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 213,096 [15th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 82,277 [15th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 1,196 [44th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,856
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,861
Capitals > Metropolitan population 228,894 [35th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 122,327 [29th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
15 miles northeast of Great Bend
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land Acreage > Total 52.657 million acres [13th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 26.523 million acres [3rd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 2.226 million acres [37th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 18.049 million acres [12th of 43]
Land area 81,815 sq mi [13th of 56]
Land borders
Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado
Largest cities (with populations) Wichita - 353,823
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 46 [3rd of 26]
Mean County Area 2,029.49 sq.km. [27th of 49]
Percentage of area water 0.56% [47th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Topeka - 122,377
Tornadoes > Fatalities 199 [8th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 72.504 per 1 million people [3rd of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 2,267 [14th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 825.959 per 1 million people [5th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $1,212,980,480.00 [3rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $122,412.00 per $10 million of GDP [1st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $44,193.76 per 100 people [1st of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 2,110 [3rd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 76.876 per 100,000 people [5th of 55]
Total area 82,277 sq mi [15th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 23 [36th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 23 [34th of 51]
Water area 462 sq mi [43rd of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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