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As of 2011, 35.0% of Kansas's population younger than one year old were part of a minority group (i.e., did not have two parents who were non-Hispanic white). [77] Kansas ethnic breakdown of population Racial composition Max Ehrenfreund (February 22, 2017), "Republicans' 'real-live experiment' with Kansas's economy survives a revolt from their own party", The Washington Post, archived from the original on February 24, 2017 , retrieved February 25, 2017

Kansas's has other rivers. There is the Saline River and the Solomon River. They are tributaries of the Smoky Hill River. The Big Blue River, the Delaware River, and the Wakarusa River flow into the Kansas River. The Marais des Cygnes River is a tributary of the Missouri River. Spring River is between Riverton and Baxter Springs. Kansas: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p.III-2 . Retrieved August 8, 2016.

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As of 2011, 35.0% of Kansas's population younger than one year of age belonged to minority groups (i.e., did not have two parents of non-Hispanic white ancestry). [81] Language [ edit ]

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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Climate of Kansas". ksre.ksu.edu. 2011. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011 . Retrieved January 30, 2011. Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake". Improbable.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2010 . Retrieved July 31, 2010. Temperatures in many areas in the western half of Kansas reach 90°F (32°C) or hotter on most days of June, July, and August. Because of the high humidity, the heat index can be deadly, especially in Wichita, Hutchinson, Salina, Russell, Hays, and Great Bend. Temperatures are often high in Dodge City, Garden City, and Liberal, but the heat index in those three cities is usually lower than the actual air temperature. Cemeteries - Fort Scott National Cemetery - Burial and Memorial Benefits". cem.va.gov. 2011 . Retrieved February 17, 2011. Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau". Gowichita.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013 . Retrieved September 28, 2013.

Kansas suffered severe and environmental damage in the 1930s due to the combined effects of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and large numbers of people left southwestern Kansas in particular for better opportunities elsewhere. [29] Geography [ edit ] The Great Plains of Kansas Kanopolis State Park Kansas State Railroad Map 2017" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2017 . Retrieved August 14, 2017. Primary and secondary schools are controlled by the Kansas State Department of Education. Public colleges and universities are controlled by the Kansas Board of Regents.There are two interstate highways in Kansas. The first part of the interstate highway opened on Interstate 70 west of Topeka. It opened on November 14, 1956. [107]

In 1682, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, Louis Hennepin and other French leaders took formal control of the Mississippi Valley, including the land that would become Kansas. This land, known as the Louisiana territory, was used to organize trade with Native Americans. In 1763, France ceded the Louisiana territory to Spain. In January 2004, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced the new Kansas 511 traveler information service. [110] By dialing 511, callers will get access to information about road conditions, construction, closures, detours and weather conditions for the state highway system. Weather and road condition information is updated every 15 minutes. America's Most (and Least) Popular Governors - Morning Consult". Morning Consult . Retrieved May 2, 2018. Westward along the Interstate, the city of Russell, traditionally the beginning of sparsely-populated northwest Kansas, was the base of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole and the boyhood home of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. The city of Hays is home to Fort Hays State University and the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, and is the largest city in the northwest with a population of around 20,001. Kansas has four Class I railroads, Amtrak, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, and Union Pacific, as well as many shortline railroads. [112] Law and government [ change | change source ] State and local politics [ change | change source ]Kansas has 627 incorporated cities. By state statute, cities are divided into three classes as determined by the population obtained "by any census of enumeration". A city of the third class has a population of less than 5,000, but cities reaching a population of more than 2,000 may be certified as a city of the second class. The second class is limited to cities with a population of less than 25,000, and upon reaching a population of more than 15,000, they may be certified as a city of the first class. First and second class cities are independent of any township and are not included within the township's territory.