Kansas is a Great Plains state in the United States. The state is named after the Kansas River that flows through it, which in turn derived its name from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind."

Located in the heartland of the country, Kansas is home to the geographical center of the contiguous United States. Historically home to large numbers of Native Americans who hunted buffalo there, the state was first settled by white Americans in the 1850s. Beginning in 1854, abolitionists from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state. Known as Bleeding Kansas, the state was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided. In 1861 Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded as wave after wave of immigrants turned the desolate prairie into productive farmland. Today Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, leading the nation in wheat production.

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Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. It is located equidistant from the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. The geodetic center of North America is located in Osborne County. This spot is used as the central reference point for all maps produced by the government. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located in Smith County near Lebanon, Kansas, and the geographic center of Kansas is located in Barton County.

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Eu vou escutar Kansas pra me acalmar ;/
isabellasouza (isabella maria) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:46:05 -0000
Eu vou escutar Kansas pra me acalmar ;/
It feels like it is -9 below outside n Kansas City. B glad when the warm comes back! They r talking another winter storm on Wednesday...OMG
TheMrsAllen (Tracy Allen) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:43:20 -0000
It feels like it is -9 below outside n Kansas City. B glad when the warm comes back! They r talking another winter storm on Wednesday...OMG
It's official--housing in place and leaving for Kansas in two weeks. Eeep!
rovinglemon (Roving Lemon) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:41:22 -0000
It's official--housing in place and leaving for Kansas in two weeks. Eeep!
RT @mariacelestea: !Q frio hace en Miami! Tuve q despertarme a tapar un canario<~ Frio!!! Aca en Kansas Maria celeste 0F se siente a -15F.
DJMARQUEZ (DJ MARQUEZ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:39:02 -0000
RT @mariacelestea: !Q frio hace en Miami! Tuve q despertarme a tapar un canario<~ Frio!!! Aca en Kansas Maria celeste 0F se siente a -15F.
Headed home. Finally! First stop BWI. Then on to Kansas, then home. Ha. Kansas then home, little ironic. Shout out to Cody Bland!
kyle_gray (Kyle Gray) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:37:33 -0000
Headed home. Finally! First stop BWI. Then on to Kansas, then home. Ha. Kansas then home, little ironic. Shout out to Cody Bland!
LH: Fair and 2 F at Kansas City International Airport, MO Winds are Northwest at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1033.4 http://s2z.us/hu.htm
Leavenworth_WX (Leavenworth Weather) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:37:25 -0000
LH: Fair and 2 F at Kansas City International Airport, MO Winds are Northwest at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1033.4 http://s2z.us/hu.htm

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