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Kansas fun facts
- Kansas is the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states (the exact point is near Lebanon, KS).
- The state averages 50+ tornadoes per year — "Tornado Alley" runs right through it.
- "The Wizard of Oz" famously starts in Kansas with Dorothy on a farm.
- Hutchinson hosts the only underground salt museum in the western hemisphere, 650 feet below ground.
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Quick stats
- Population: 1 to 5 million
- Area rank: #15 of 50
- Admitted: 1861
- Capital: Topeka
- Largest city: Wichita
- Time zone: Central