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Kansas maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Kansas: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Kansas blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Kansas with no labels: about 403 miles wide and 208 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Kansas with no labels: about 403 miles wide and 208 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,238 × 2,438, 38 KB)PDF, US Letter (11 KB)PDF, A4 (11 KB)

2. Kansas county map

All 105 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Kansas showing the borders of its 105 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Kansas showing the borders of its 105 counties, without names.
PNG (3,238 × 2,438, 86 KB)PDF, US Letter (19 KB)PDF, A4 (19 KB)

3. Kansas labeled county map

The same 105 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Kansas's 105 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Butler County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Kansas's 105 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Butler County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,238 × 2,438, 158 KB)PDF, US Letter (27 KB)PDF, A4 (27 KB)

4. Kansas map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Kansas with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Topeka (capital), Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City.View full size
Map of Kansas with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Topeka (capital), Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City.
PNG (3,238 × 2,438, 131 KB)PDF, US Letter (25 KB)PDF, A4 (25 KB)

5. Kansas elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Kansas, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Sunflower (4,039 ft, highest), the Verdigris River low point (679 ft) and Topeka, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Kansas, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Mount Sunflower (4,039 ft, highest), the Verdigris River low point (679 ft) and Topeka, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,238 × 2,438, 2.5 MB)PDF, US Letter (493 KB)PDF, A4 (507 KB)

Kansas: shape, counties and terrain

Kansas spans about 403 miles from east to west and 208 miles from north to south, with 81,759 square miles of land. Its outline is close to a rectangle: the state fills 95% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Kansas has 105 counties. The largest by land area is Butler County (1,430 sq mi) and the smallest is Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). The capital, Topeka, sits at 948 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 679 ft (207 m) on the Verdigris River to 4,039 ft (1,231 m) at Mount Sunflower in Wallace County, a range of 3,360 ft. The sampled average is about 1,901 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 12% of the state lies below 1,000 ft, 49% between 1,000 and 2,000 ft, 26% between 2,000 and 3,000 ft and 13% between 3,000 and 4,000 ft and under 1% above 4,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 2,877 ft, the central third 1,647 ft and the eastern third 1,093 ft, so the land is highest in the western third and lowest in the eastern third.

More figures, with sources: Kansas elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Topeka, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 105. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Topeka to Liberal is about 317 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Mount Sunflower (4,039 ft) and the Verdigris River (679 ft), and work out the difference: 3,360 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Kansas elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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