The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas . [1]
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas . [1]
| Type | Symbol | Year and references |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas state seal | Great Seal of the State of Kansas | 1861 [2] |
| Kansas state flower and floral emblem | Wild native sunflower ( Helianthus ) | 1903 [3] [4] |
| Kansas state banner | Kansas state banner | 1925 [5] [6] |
| Kansas state flag | Flag of the State of Kansas | 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) [7] [8] |
| Kansas state march | "The Kansas March" | 1935 [9] [10] |
| Kansas state bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 1937 [11] [12] |
| Kansas state tree | Cottonwood ( Populus deltoides ) | 1937 [13] [14] |
| Kansas state song | "Home on the Range" | 1947 [15] [16] |
| Kansas state animal | American buffalo (Bison americanus) | 1955 [17] |
| Kansas state insect | Honeybee | 1976 [18] [19] |
| Kansas state reptile | Ornate box turtle ( Terrapene ornata ) | 1986 [20] [21] |
| Kansas state soil | Harney silt loam | 1990 [22] |
| Kansas state march | "Here's Kansas" | 1992 [23] [24] |
| Kansas state amphibian | Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) | 1994 [25] |
| Kansas state grass | Little bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium ) | 2010 [26] [27] |
| Kansas marine fossil | Tylosaurus | 2014 [28] [29] |
| Kansas flying fossil | Pteranodon | 2014 [28] [30] |
| Kansas state rock | Greenhorn Limestone | 2018 [31] |
| Kansas state mineral | Galena | 2018 [32] |
| Kansas state gemstone | Jelinite | 2018 [33] |
| Kansas state fish | Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 2018 [34] |
| Kansas state red wine grape | Chambourcin | 2019 [35] |
| Kansas state white wine grape | Vignoles | 2019 [35] |
| Kansas state fruit | Sandhill plum | 2022 [36] |
| Kansas land fossil | Silvisaurus condrayi | 2023 [37] |
The flag of the state of Kansas was adopted in 1927. The elements of the state flag include the Kansas state seal and a sunflower. This original design was modified in 1961 to add the name of the state at the bottom of the flag.
The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota is the state seal of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was adopted on May 11, 2024, alongside the state flag, for Statehood Day. It features a common loon, Minnesota's state bird, wild rice, the state grain, and the North Star, representing the state's motto, and is themed around Minnesota's nature. In the inner circle is the phrase Mni Sóta Makoce the Dakota term for "Land where the water reflects the sky," which is the origin of the state's name.
Kansas Day is a holiday in the state of Kansas in the United States. It is celebrated annually on January 29 to commemorate the anniversary of the state's 1861 admission to the Union. It was first celebrated in 1877 by schoolchildren in Paola.
There is an African-American community in Kansas, including in Kansas City, Kansas. Nicodemus, Kansas is the oldest surviving town west of the Mississippi River settled solely by African Americans.
