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Bison, Kansas
Bison, Kansas
City
	Location within Rush County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Rush County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°31′12″N 99°11′52″W / 38.52000°N 99.19778°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rush
Founded	1880s
Platted	1888
Incorporated	1912
Named for	American bison
Area
• Total	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,015 ft (614 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	179
• Density	660/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67520
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-06950
GNIS ID	2394177

Bison is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 179 people lived there.^[3]

History

Bison was platted in 1888 by the railroad.^[4]^[5] It was named after the American bison, which once ate there.^[5]

Bison was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.^[6]

The first post office in Bison was created in May 1888.^[7]

Geography

Bison is at 38°31′12″N 99°11′52″W / 38.52000°N 99.19778°W / 38.52000; -99.19778 (38.519915, -99.19789). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.69 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

Weather

Bison has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bison has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[8]

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	357	—
1930	397	11.2%
1940	366	−7.8%
1950	326	−10.9%
1960	291	−10.7%
1970	285	−2.1%
1980	279	−2.1%
1990	252	−9.7%
2000	235	−6.7%
2010	255	8.5%
2020	179	−29.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 179 people, 85 households, and 53 families living in Bison. Of the households, 82.4% owned their home and 17.6% rented their home.

The median age was 51.5 years. Of the people, 93.3% were White, 1.1% were from some other race, and 5.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the people.^[3]^[9]