Using 2017–2019 data, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation calculated that life expectancy for Kansas counties ranged from 75.8 years for Wyandotte County to 81.7 years for Johnson County. Life expectancy for the state as a whole was 78.5 years. [55] Life expectancy for the United States as a whole in 2019 was 78.8 years. [56] Regions [ edit ] Northeast Kansas [ edit ] Cazorla, Frank, G. Baena, Rosa, Polo, David, Reder Gadow, Marion (2019) Luis de Unzaga (1717-1793) Pioneer in the birth of the United States of America and in the liberalism. Foundation, Malaga Spur routes serve as connections between the two major routes. I-135, a north–south route, connects I-35 at Wichita to I-70 at Salina. I-335, a southwest–northeast route, connects I-35 at Emporia to I-70 at Topeka. I-335 and portions of I-35 and I-70 make up the Kansas Turnpike. Bypasses include I-470 around Topeka, I-235 around Wichita, and I-670 in downtown Kansas City. I-435 is a beltway around the Kansas City metropolitan area while I-635 bypasses through Kansas City. USGS, Howard Perlman. "Area of each state that is water". Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Guinness World Records: Kansas venue is world's oldest cinema". Kansas City Star. March 8, 2018 . Retrieved July 9, 2019.

In south-central Kansas, the Wichita metropolitan area is home to more than 600,000 people. [58] Wichita is the largest city in the state in terms of both land area and population. 'The Air Capital' is a major manufacturing center for the aircraft industry and the home of Wichita State University. Before Wichita was 'The Air Capital' it was a Cowtown. [59] With a number of nationally registered historic places, museums, and other entertainment destinations, it has a desire to become a cultural mecca in the Midwest. Wichita's population growth has grown by double digits and the surrounding suburbs are among the fastest growing cities in the state. The population of Goddard has grown by more than 11% per year since 2000. [60] Other fast-growing cities include Andover, Maize, Park City, Derby, and Haysville. For passenger service, currently the Southwest Chief Amtrak route runs through the state on its route from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California on the BNSF railway. Stops in Kansas include Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City, and Garden City. [112] An Amtrak Thruway connects Newton to the Heartland Flyer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [113] There has been proposals to modify the Amtrak routing through Kansas, such as: removing rail service from the Southwest Chief between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Dodge City, [114] and extending rail service for the Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City to Newton with new stops at Arkansas City and Wichita. [115] [116] Fracas over Kansas pancake flap". Geotimes.org. Archived from the original on January 24, 2004 . Retrieved July 31, 2010.In winter, Kansas has snow in most parts of the state. [66] The average snowfall in the northern half of the state is 16 inches, with the average snowfall in the southern half of the state being 8inches. [67] Blizzards and related snowstorms are rare in Kansas. [68] Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Various Kansas Cities

Olathe is the county seat and home to Johnson County Executive Airport. The cities of Olathe, Shawnee, De Soto and Gardner have some of the state's fastest growing populations. The cities of Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, De Soto, and Gardner are also notable because they lie along the former route of the Santa Fe Trail. Among cities with at least one thousand residents, Mission Hills has the highest median income in the state. Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) OES Home 2016 Kansas Wage Survey (PDF), 2016, archived (PDF) from the original on January 24, 2017 , retrieved February 26, 2017 Kansas is the 15th-largest state in the United States. It covers an area of 82,282 square miles (213,109km 2). Of this, about 462 square miles (1196.57km 2) are water. This makes up 0.60% of the total area of the state. [49] The first non-military settlement of Euro-Americans in Kansas Territory consisted of abolitionists from Massachusetts and other Free-Staters who founded the town of Lawrence and attempted to stop the spread of slavery from neighboring Missouri. By far, the most significant agricultural crop in the state is wheat. Eastern Kansas is part of the Grain Belt, an area of major grain production in the central United States. Approximately 40% of all winter wheat grown in the US is grown in Kansas. [68] Roughly 95% of the wheat grown in the state is hard red winter wheat. [68] During 2016, farmers of conventionally grown wheat farmed 8.2million acres and harvested an average of 57 bushels of wheat per acre. [68]

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Kansas State Energy Profile Analysis". U.S. Energy Information Administration . Retrieved April 1, 2021. Alan Blinder (February 22, 2017), "Kansas Lawmakers Uphold Governor's Veto of Tax Increases", The New York Times , retrieved February 25, 2017 Since the middle of the 20th century, Kansas has been socially conservative. In 1999 and 2005, the Board of Education voted to stop teaching evolution in schools. [113] In 2005, Kansas banned same-sex marriage. In 2006, Kansas made the lowest age to marry 15 years old. [114]

In the state's southeastern part, people often use Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma or Joplin Regional Airport in Joplin, Missouri. People in the far western part of the state often use the Denver International Airport. Connecting flights are also available from smaller Kansas airports in Dodge City, Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson, Liberal, or Salina. Kansas has a varied climate with an average yearly temperature of 56° F (13° C). [61] The highest temperature ever in Kansas is 121°F (49.4°C). This happened in Fredonia on July 18, 1936, and in Alton on July 24, 1936. The lowest temperature ever in Kansas is -40°F (-40°C). This occurred in Lebanon on February 13, 1905. [62] Kansas is in a temperate area of the country. Like other states in this region, Kansas has four distinct seasons. We cannot guarantee delivery on your preferred delivery date to the following postcodes: AB10-16, AB21-25, AB30-39, AB41-45, AB51-56, DD1-11, FK18-21, G84, GY9-10, IV1-28, IV30-36, IV40-IV63, KA27-28, KW1-14, KY14-16, LD, LL35-36, PA20-49, PA60-78, PA80, PH1-50, SA19-48, SA61-73, SY17-20, SY24, TR21-25Population Growth, Kansas and the U.S. 1860-2009, Selected Years" (PDF). ipsr.ku.edu. December 2009 . Retrieved February 25, 2011. In the district, the population distribution by age is 26.60% under the age of 18, 10.49% from 18 to 24, 31.65% from 25 to 44, 21.17% from 45 to 64, and 10.09% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females there were 95.78 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.54 males. Capace, Nancy (2000). Encyclopedia of Kansas. Somerset Pubs. p.8. ISBN 978-0-403-09312-0 . Retrieved March 25, 2011. The 2013 film Man of Steel is set primarily in Kansas (as Superman is from Smallville, Kansas – a fictitious town).