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.

Geography

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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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@Judy_Mpotter Lóxico, meu amor...Agora é carona horrores.
tonibuker (Neto Albuquerque) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:06:35 -0000
@Judy_Mpotter Lóxico, meu amor...Agora é carona horrores.
(só que só alguns de carona xD)
DenysAlmeida (Denys Almeida) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:05:57 -0000
(só que só alguns de carona xD)
@alemoxinho quer pegar carona nesse cometa tbm cara ? HAUHSUAHSHA'
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Alguém vai para Maresias hoje (30/12) e tá a fim de dar uma carona? ^^
LeticiaFR (Letícia F.) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:54:08 -0000
Alguém vai para Maresias hoje (30/12) e tá a fim de dar uma carona? ^^
@marcolost Oooh que peninhaa.. carona somente bebado sem estado de andar em linha reta AUHAUAUHUAH
j00hnny (j o h n n y) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:47:49 -0000
@marcolost Oooh que peninhaa.. carona somente bebado sem estado de andar em linha reta AUHAUAUHUAH
@loehz aaahh segunda feira, tá pertinho já rapaz, quando vc chegar, me avise, pra gente pegar uma carona naquele ecosport! =D
juliasmoreira (Julia Moreira) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:34:02 -0000
@loehz aaahh segunda feira, tá pertinho já rapaz, quando vc chegar, me avise, pra gente pegar uma carona naquele ecosport! =D

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