Bushong, Kansas

Bushong is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 34 people lived there.[7]

Bushong, Kansas
City
Old Store and Garage in Bushong (2009)
Old Store and Garage in Bushong (2009)
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°38′34″N 96°15′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLyon
Incorporated1923 [1]
Named forDoc Bushong
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor–Council
Area
[2]
 • Total0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,391 ft (424 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total34
 • Estimate 
(2016)[4]
34
 • Density230/sq mi (87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66833
Area code620
FIPS code20-09675 [5]
GNIS ID0485487 [6]

History
Doc Bushong on an 1888 Old Judge baseball card.
1888 Doc Bushong baseball card.

The city was a whistle-stop of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It was first named Weeks. The city changed its name to Bushong in 1886. It was named after St. Louis Browns catcher Albert J. "Doc" Bushong. After the Browns' victory in the 1886 World Series over the Chicago White Stockings, the Missouri Pacific Railroad named some of their depots after the some of the St. Louis Browns players. The city of Bushong is the only one still carrying its name from the 1886 World Series.[8]

During the Cold War, Bushong was the where one of the first kinds of nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. The place was active from 1961–1965. It was part of the 548th Strategic Missile Squadron.[9]

Geography

Bushong is at 38°38′34″N 96°15′28″W (38.642699, -96.257753).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2). All of it is land.[2]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930193—
1940135−30.1%
195093−31.1%
196051−45.2%
197039−23.5%
19806259.0%
199057−8.1%
200055−3.5%
201034−38.2%
2016 (est.)34[4]0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

Bushong is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 34 people, 12 households, and 10 families living in Bushong.[3]

References
  1. "City of Bushong". The League of Kansas Municipalities. May 24, 2019.
  2. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  8. Doc Bushong; Society For American Baseball Research.
  9. The 548th Strategic Missile Squadron
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

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