Bushong, Kansas

**Bushong** is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 27 people lived there.

## History

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.

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.

## Geography

Bushong is at  (38.6428, -96.256735).  The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

## People

Bushong is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 27 people, 16 households, and 12 families living in Bushong.

The median age was 54.8 years. Of the people, 92.6% were White and 7.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.1% of the people.

### 2010 census

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

## Other websites

- City
- Bushong – Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 251, local school district
- Maps
- Bushong City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bushong, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Abandoned Stores in Bushong.JPG
- **image caption**: Old Store and Garage in Bushong (2009)
- **image map**: Lyon_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bushong_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Lyon County, Kansas, Lyon County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Lyon Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Lyon County, Kansas, Lyon County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Lyon County, Kansas, Lyon
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1923
- **named for**: Doc Bushong
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.15
- **area land sq mi**: 0.15
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.39
- **area land km2**: 0.39
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1385
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 27
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66833
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-09675
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393479