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Bavaria, Kansas
Bavaria, Kansas
CDP
	Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015)
	Location within Saline County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°47′50″N 97°45′20″W / 38.79722°N 97.75556°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Saline
Township	Ohio
Founded	1860s
Named for	Bavaria
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	60
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-04575
GNIS ID	476783

Bavaria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 60.^[2] It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina. Bavaria is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.

History

The place was originally known as Hohneck, after Ernst Hohneck, who settled there in 1865.^[3] It was also known as Honek.^[1] Bavaria was laid out by E. F. Drake in 1877 and named after the State of Bavaria in Germany.^[4]^[5]

The post office in Bavaria was closed in 1986.^[6]

Geography

Spring Creek flows through the community.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	60		—
U.S. Decennial Census

The 2020 United States census counted 60 people, 26 households, and 17 families in Bavaria.^[8]^[9] The population density was 263.2 per square mile (101.6/km²). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 114.0 per square mile (44.0/km²).^[9]^[10] The racial makeup was 80.0% (48) white or European American (73.33% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 5.0% (3) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 10.0% (6) from other races, and 5.0% (3) from two or more races.^[11] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.67% (10) of the population.^[12]

Of the 26 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 57.7% were married couples living together; 23.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.6% of households consisted of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[9] The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.7.^[13] The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population.^[14]

25.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males.^[9] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 104.5 males.^[9]

Education

The community is served by Ell-Saline USD 307 public school district. Ell-Saline schools are located in Brookville. The Ell-Saline school mascot is Cardinals.

Bavaria schools were closed through school unification. The Bavaria High School mascot was Tigers.^[15]