Kans.

Geography & Places abbreviation · US State Traditional

Kans. stands for Kansas, a US state traditional abbreviation.

Four-letter abbreviation of Kansas preferred by the US Government Publishing Office style manual and common in older atlases, scientific specimen labels and federal reports. Journalism uses the shorter AP form Kan. instead.

Example: Specimen collected near Manhattan, Kans., in June 1952 by the state geological survey.

Usage notes

Kans. and Kan. are each correct in their own style system; mixing them in one document looks careless. Neither belongs in a mailing address, where the postal code KS is required. Manhattan, Kans., home of Kansas State University, shows why some city names need their state.

Related abbreviations

More US state traditional abbreviations

• Conn. – Connecticut
• Del. – Delaware
• Fla. – Florida
• Ill. – Illinois
• Ind. – Indiana
• Kan. – Kansas
• Mass. – Massachusetts
• Mich. – Michigan
• Minn. – Minnesota
• Miss. – Mississippi
• Mont. – Montana
• N.Dak. – North Dakota

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