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Population (year 2000): 235. Estimated
population in July 2005: 220 (-6.4% change)
Males: 110 (46.8%), Females: 125 (53.2%)
Rush County
Zip code:
67520
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,800 (year 2000)
Races in Bison:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Black (3.4%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (42.1%), Irish (11.5%),
English (8.5%), French (6.8%), United States (6.0%), Czech
(5.1%).
Elevation: 2011 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bison
- High school or higher: 95.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bison city
- Never married: 11.9%
- Now married: 75.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 3.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-6.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bison:
- RUSH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LA
CROSSE, KS)
- LARNED STATE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS)
- ST JOSPEH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LARNED,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bison:
- HAYS RGNL (about 23 miles; HAYS, KS; ID: HYS)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 28 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID:
GBD)
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 75 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bison:
- RUSH COUNTY (about 6 miles; LA CROSSE, KS; ID: K94)
- LARNED-PAWNEE COUNTY (about 24 miles; LARNED, KS;
ID: LQR)
- RUSSELL MUNI (about 37 miles; RUSSELL, KS; ID: RSL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bison:
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HAYS,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 161 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 169 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
Public primary/middle school in Bison:
- OTIS-BISON MIDDLE (Students: 51; Location:
411 MAIN; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Bison:
- BISON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,829; Location: 202 MAIN PO BOX 406; 5,130 books; 25
audio materials; 231 video materials; 20 serial
subscriptions)
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