Bronson, Kansas

**Bronson** is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 304 people lived there.

## History

Bronson was created in the 1880s. The first store and post office opened in September 1881. The city used to be named **Wilsonville**. It was renamed after Ira Bronson, a Fort Scott attorney. Bronson was moved to its current place when the Missouri Pacific Railroad passed the original town.

Midway between Fort Scott and Iola on the highway and railroad, it became an important shipping and supply place for the agricultural area. Growth was slow but steady. In 1912, Bronson had two banks, an international money-order post office with four rural routes, express and telegraph offices, telephone connections, the semi-weekly _Bronson Pilot_ newspaper, a downtown retail district, and public schools.

In 1910 Bronson had the world's first horseshoe pitch tournament.

## Geography

Bronson is at  (37.895806, -95.073113). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.  U.S. Route 54 intersects K-3 on Bronson's east side.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says there were 304 people, 107 households, and 79 families living in Bronson. Of the households, 73.8% owned their home and 26.2% rented their home.

The median age was 32.3 years. Of the people, 85.9% were White, 3.0% were Black, 0.7% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.3% were from some other race, and 9.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 323 people, 131 households, and 83 families living in Bronson.

### 2000 census

The 2000 census says that there were 346 people, 147 households, and 93 families living in Bronson.

## Education

Bronson is a part of USD 235 Uniontown. The Uniontown High School mascot is Eagles.

## Famous people

- Jonathan M. Davis, Kansas state representative, senator, and 22nd Kansas governor; born, raised and buried in Bronson.

## Other websites

- City
- Bronson - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 235, local school district
- Maps
- Bronson City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bronson, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Bourbon_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bronson_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Bourbon County, Kansas, Bourbon County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Bourbon Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Bourbon County, Kansas, Bourbon County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States, United States of America
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Bourbon County, Kansas, Bourbon
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1881
- **named for**: Ira Bronson
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.45
- **area land sq mi**: 0.45
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.16
- **area land km2**: 1.16
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1070
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 304
- **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**: 66716
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-08475
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393424