In Kansas there are many natural land features such as mountains, plains, and plateaus, bodies of water, animal and plant life. Kansas has an average temperature of 59°F and its climate is divided into 3 types: humid continental, semi arid steppe, and humid subtropical
The Eastern two-thirds of the state has is humid continental with cool winters and extremely hot, humid summers. Most of the precipitation is seen in the summer and spring. In the Western third of the state, they have a semiarid steppe climate. The summers there are very hot, and less humid. Winters often change between warm and cold. This region receives an average of about 16 inches of precipitation per year.
The South-central and Southeastern areas of the state have a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers, milder winters and more precipitation than elsewhere in Kansas. Some features of all three climates ( humid continental, semi arid steppe, and humid subtropical) can be found. From droughts and changeable weather between dry and humid, and both warm and cold temperatures during the winter.
Precipitation in Kansas ranges from about 47 inches yearly in the southeast regions of the state, to around 16 inches in the southwest areas. The snowfall extends from around 5 inches in the "rim" of the south, to 35 inches northwest.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Kansas was 121 °F / 49.4 °C on July 24, 1936, and the lowest was −40 °F / −40 °C on February 13, 1905
Population & Growth
The United States Census estimated that the population of Kansas was 2,911,641 on July 1, 2015, having increased since 2010. There was an increase of 58,523. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 93,899 people and a decrease of 20,742. Immigrants from outside the United States made an increase of 44,847 people, and migration in the country produced loss of 65,589 people.
Research shows that in the last few decades, out of all the cities in these Midwestern states, 89% have fewer than 3,000 people, and hundreds of those have fewer than 1,000. In Kansas, there are more than 6,000 "ghost towns" and communities
In the Northeastern part of the state, from the Eastern border to Junction City and from the Nebraska border to south of Johnson County, it is home to more than 1.5 million people in the Kansas City, Manhattan, Lawrence, and Topeka (Capital).
The race makeup of Kansas according to the 2010 Census was:
Rivers
In Kansas, nearly 121 km of the state's boundary is surrounded by the Missouri River.
The Kansas River which is locally known as the Kaw, is formed by the points of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at Junction City which joins the Missouri River at Kansas City. The Arkansas River which is rising in Colorado goes along a bending course for around 800 km across the Western and Southern parts of the state. With the Little Arkansas, Ninnescah, Walnut, Cow Creek, Cimarron, Verdigris and Neosho, the Arkansas River forms the drainage system of Kansas.
Kansas also has many national parks under protection for example the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in their capital city Topeka and the California National Historic Trail.
Topography
In the Western two-thirds of the state, in the central plain of United States, it usually has a flat surface, while the Eastern third there are many hills and forests. The land here slowly rises from East to West and its altitude ranges from 684 ft along the Verdigris River at Coffeyville to 4,039 ft at Mount Sunflower. There is also a popular belief that Kansas is the flattest state in the nation.
The Eastern two-thirds of the state has is humid continental with cool winters and extremely hot, humid summers. Most of the precipitation is seen in the summer and spring. In the Western third of the state, they have a semiarid steppe climate. The summers there are very hot, and less humid. Winters often change between warm and cold. This region receives an average of about 16 inches of precipitation per year.
The South-central and Southeastern areas of the state have a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers, milder winters and more precipitation than elsewhere in Kansas. Some features of all three climates ( humid continental, semi arid steppe, and humid subtropical) can be found. From droughts and changeable weather between dry and humid, and both warm and cold temperatures during the winter.
Precipitation in Kansas ranges from about 47 inches yearly in the southeast regions of the state, to around 16 inches in the southwest areas. The snowfall extends from around 5 inches in the "rim" of the south, to 35 inches northwest.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Kansas was 121 °F / 49.4 °C on July 24, 1936, and the lowest was −40 °F / −40 °C on February 13, 1905
Population & Growth
The United States Census estimated that the population of Kansas was 2,911,641 on July 1, 2015, having increased since 2010. There was an increase of 58,523. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 93,899 people and a decrease of 20,742. Immigrants from outside the United States made an increase of 44,847 people, and migration in the country produced loss of 65,589 people.
Research shows that in the last few decades, out of all the cities in these Midwestern states, 89% have fewer than 3,000 people, and hundreds of those have fewer than 1,000. In Kansas, there are more than 6,000 "ghost towns" and communities
In the Northeastern part of the state, from the Eastern border to Junction City and from the Nebraska border to south of Johnson County, it is home to more than 1.5 million people in the Kansas City, Manhattan, Lawrence, and Topeka (Capital).
The race makeup of Kansas according to the 2010 Census was:
- 83.8% of the population was White American
- 5.9% was African American
- 1.0% American Indian
- 2.4% Asian American
- 0.1% Native Hawaiian
- 3.0% from two or more races.
Rivers
In Kansas, nearly 121 km of the state's boundary is surrounded by the Missouri River.
The Kansas River which is locally known as the Kaw, is formed by the points of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at Junction City which joins the Missouri River at Kansas City. The Arkansas River which is rising in Colorado goes along a bending course for around 800 km across the Western and Southern parts of the state. With the Little Arkansas, Ninnescah, Walnut, Cow Creek, Cimarron, Verdigris and Neosho, the Arkansas River forms the drainage system of Kansas.
Kansas also has many national parks under protection for example the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in their capital city Topeka and the California National Historic Trail.
Topography
In the Western two-thirds of the state, in the central plain of United States, it usually has a flat surface, while the Eastern third there are many hills and forests. The land here slowly rises from East to West and its altitude ranges from 684 ft along the Verdigris River at Coffeyville to 4,039 ft at Mount Sunflower. There is also a popular belief that Kansas is the flattest state in the nation.