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Kansas vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Kansas' land area is 612.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 111.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Kansas' north-south length is 4.4 times (340%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Kansas' east-west width is 7.7 times (671%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Sunflower is 2,485 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Kansas' population is 34.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 17.9 times higher than Kansas'.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.