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Population (year 2000): 314. Estimated
population in July 2005: 298 (-5.1% change)
Males: 139 (44.3%), Females: 175 (55.7%)
Rice County
Zip code:
67427
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $37,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $26,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bushton:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (33.4%), United States
(18.8%), English (13.1%), Irish (12.1%), Dutch (5.7%), Czech
(2.2%).
Elevation: 1765 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bushton
- High school or higher: 95.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bushton city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bushton:
- ELLINWOOD DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
ELLINWOOD, KS)
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF RICE COUNTY (about 18 miles;
LYONS, KS)
- ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
ELLSWORTH, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bushton:
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 34 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; ID:
GBD)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 50 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
- SALINA MUNI (about 55 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bushton:
- ELLINWOOD MUNI (about 17 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS; ID:
1K6)
- LYONS-RICE COUNTY MUNI (about 18 miles; LYONS, KS;
ID: LYO)
- ELLSWORTH MUNI (about 20 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS; ID:
9K7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bushton:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Bushton:
- QUIVIRA HEIGHTS HIGH (Students: 99; Location:
500 SOUTH MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Library in Bushton:
- FARMER TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $7,707; Location: MAIN STREET--460 AVE. E.;
6,495 books; 1 serial subscriptions)
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