Capital: Topeka
Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
Nicknames: Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
Origin of name: Named after the Indians that the Sioux called the Kansa, meaning "people of the south wind"
Ten largest cities (1994):
Wichita, 310,236;
Kansas City, 142,630;
Overland Park, 125,225;
Topeka, 120,646;
Olathe, 72,455;
Lawrence, 71,721;
Salina, 44,167;
Leavenworth, 42,250;
Shawnee, 40,471;
Hutchinson, 39,770
Land area (rank): 81,823 sq mi. (211,922 sq km) (13)
Geographic center: In Barton Co., 15 mi. NE of Great Bend
1997 resident population est.: 2,594,840
1990 resident census population (rank): 2,477,574 (32).
Male: 1,214,645; Female: 1,262,929.
White: 2,231,986 (90.1%); Black: 143,076 (5.8%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 21,965 (0.9%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 31,750 (1.3%); Other race: 48,797 (2.0%); Hispanic: 93,670 (3.8%).
1990 percent population under 18: 26.7; 65 and over: 13.8; median age: 32.9.
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REGIONAL OFFICES: 1. USAV Heart of America Region
In in 1996-1997 school year,
358 high schools fielded girls teams with 10,642 girls representing those schools.
0 high schools fielded boys teams with 0 boys representing those schools.
KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
520 SW 27th Street
(PO Box 495 [66601-0495])
Topeka, Kansas 66611
785-235-9201
785.235.2637 - FAX
KSHSAA WWW Page
DIVISION I - WOMENS
Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 University of Kansas Lawrence KS 66045-8881 Wichita State University Wichita KS 67260DIVISION II - WOMENS
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY HAYS KS 67601 EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY EMPORIA KS 66801-5087 PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY PITTSBURG KS 66762 WASHBURN UNIVERSITY TOPEKA KS 66621DIVISION III - WOMENS
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