Outline of Kansas

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Kansas:

KansasU.S. state located in the Midwestern United States.[1] It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.[2] The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind," although this was probably not the term's original meaning.[3][4]

General reference[]

An enlargeable map of the state of Kansas

Geography of Kansas[]

Geography of Kansas

Places in Kansas[]

Environment of Kansas[]

Natural geographic features of Kansas[]

Regions of Kansas[]

Administrative divisions of Kansas[]

Demography of Kansas[]

Demographics of Kansas

Government and politics of Kansas[]

Branches of the government of Kansas[]

Government of Kansas

Executive branch of the government of Kansas[]

Legislative branch of the government of Kansas[]

Judicial branch of the government of Kansas[]

Courts of Kansas

Law and order in Kansas[]

Law of Kansas

Laws by type[]

  • Alcohol laws of Kansas
  • Capital punishment in Kansas
    • Individuals executed in Kansas
  • Constitution of Kansas
  • Gun laws in Kansas

Military in Kansas[]

History of Kansas[]

History of Kansas, by period[]

The location of the state of Kansas in the United States of America
An enlargeable map of the state of Kansas

History of Kansas, by region[]

  • By city
    • History of Kansas City

History of Kansas, by subject[]

Culture of Kansas[]

Culture of Kansas

The Arts in Kansas[]

Sports in Kansas[]

Sports in Kansas

Economy and infrastructure of Kansas[]

Economy of Kansas

Education in Kansas[]

Education in Kansas

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Census.gov" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. ^ John Koontz, p.c.
  3. ^ Rankin, Robert. 2005. "Quapaw." In Native Languages of the Southeastern United States, eds. Heather K. Hardy and Janine Scancarelli. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, pg. 492
  4. ^ Connelley, William E. 1918. Indians Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, ch. 10, vol. 1
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Kansas". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Kansas

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