Bison, Kansas

**Bison** is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 179 people lived there.

## History

Bison was platted in 1888 by the railroad. It was named after the American bison, which once ate there.

Bison was a station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

The first post office in Bison was created in May 1888.

## Geography

Bison is at  (38.519915, -99.19789). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 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.

### 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.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 255 people, 104 households, and 72 families living in Bison.

## Education

Bison is part of USD 403 Otis-Bison. The Otis-Bison High School mascot is Cougars.

## Other websites

- City
- Bison - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 403, local school district
- Historical
- History of Cities in Rush County
- Bison Info, Legends of Kansas
- Maps
- Rush County Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bison, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Rush_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bison_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Rush County, Kansas, Rush County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Rush Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Rush County, Kansas, Rush 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**: Rush County, Kansas, Rush
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1888
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1912
- **named for**: American bison
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.27
- **area land sq mi**: 0.27
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.69
- **area land km2**: 0.69
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2015
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 179
- **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**: 67520
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-06950
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394177