U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Bushton, Kansas



Back to Bushton, KS housing info, Rice County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Bushton, KS map

Rice County

Population in July 2008: 285. Population change since 2000: -9.2%
 

Males: 126  (44.3%)
Females: 159  (55.7%)

Median resident age:  42.4 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 67427.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,074 (it was $37,250 in 2000)
Bushton:  $47,074
Kansas:  $47,451

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,835
Bushton:  $22,835
Kansas:  $25,197

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $40,693 (it was $26,300 in 2000)
Bushton:  $40,693
Kansas:  $121,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $40,206; Detached houses: $39,814

Bushton, KS residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

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%)

2008 cost of living index in Bushton: 69.8 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Bushton, KS forum
Discuss Bushton, Kansas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users

Latest news from Bushton, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (33.4%), United States (18.8%), English (13.1%), Irish (12.1%), Dutch (5.7%), Czech (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1765 feet

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 1371 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Bushton,KS real estate house value index trend





Bushton, Kansas map

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 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Kansas:  5.0%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bushton:  1.5% ($385)
Kansas:  1.2% ($999)
Bushton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (81.0 miles , pop. 344,284).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (405.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Holyrood, KS (2.3 miles ), Lorraine, KS (2.4 miles) , Frederick, KS (2.6 miles) , Claflin, KS (2.8 miles ), Chase, KS (3.3 miles ), Geneseo, KS (3.6 miles ), Ellinwood, KS (3.8 miles ), Lyons, KS (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 38.51 N, Longitude: 98.40 W

Area code: 620

Bushton household income distribution Bushton home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-6.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (24%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Secondary school teachers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Secondary school teachers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



Bushton races chart

Crime in Bushton (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Bushton (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 0.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.51
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Bushton, Kansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bushton, Kansas average temperatures Bushton, Kansas average precipitation
 
Bushton, Kansas humidity
 
Bushton, Kansas wind speed
 
Bushton, Kansas snowfall
 
Bushton, Kansas sunshine
 
Bushton, Kansas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Bushton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kansas state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Bushton city center killed one person and injured 28 people and caused $43 million in damages.

On 5/4/1950, a category 4 tornado 21.3 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Bushton-area historical earthquake activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from Bushton center
On 7/15/1992 at 02:56:40, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/7/1999 at 05:16:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/1/2002 at 11:08:56, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from Bushton center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2001 at 14:02:35, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from Bushton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Bushton topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Bushton:
  • HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF RICE COUNTY (about 15 miles; LYONS, KS)
  • ELLSWORTH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ELLSWORTH, KS)
  • ELLINWOOD DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELLINWOOD, KS)

Political contributions by individuals in Bushton, KS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bushton:
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Bushton:
See full list of schools located in Bushton

Library in Bushton:
  • FARMER TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,707; Location: MAIN STREET--460 AVE. E.; 6,495 books; 1 serial subscriptions)

Bushton map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Tourist attraction: Bushton Museum (218 South Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bushton and their reported violations in the past:

BUSHTON, CITY OF (Population served: 298, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-1997), St Public Notif received (MAY-16-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.9%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bushton, KS



Bushton compared to Kansas state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Bushton travel time to work


Bushton mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Rice County Kansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (9%)


Religion statistics for Bushton

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents37.1%17.6%11.2%8.3%7.2%
Congregations25.0%12.5%12.5%3.1%9.4%
NameUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Mennonite ChurchLutheran ChurchChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents5.3%3.4%2.7%1.7%5.5%
Congregations6.3%3.1%3.1%3.1%21.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$143
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$1,163
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,974$23,6883$584
Firefighters 0$0 16$240
Water Supply 1$2,476$29,7120$0
Totals for Government 2$4,450$26,70027$2,130



Bushton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $39,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Police Protection: $20,000
    Sewerage: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $47,000
    Public Utilities: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $66,000

5.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
Kansas average:  7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Reno County, KS  1.17% ($26,268 average AGI)
from McPherson County, KS  0.40% ($39,929)
from Barton County, KS  0.31% ($40,182)


7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.65%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Reno County, KS  1.82% ($27,938 average AGI)
to Barton County, KS  0.48% ($16,000)
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.42% ($30,400)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bushton:
  • KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bushton:
  • KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KZLS (107.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KPRD (88.9 FM; HAYS, KS; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
  • KHCT (90.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
  • KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
  • KGGG (94.7 FM; STERLING, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KWBI (91.9 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bushton:
  • KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
  • KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
  • KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBDK (Channel 14; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSCC-LP (Channel 14; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K30GD (Channel 30; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • 6.4 Km South Of, Structure height: 496 m, Call Sign: KNKN590
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/12/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
  • 6.4 Km South Of, Call Sign: KNKN702
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/12/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Jerri L Janjua, 475 Ave F, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 151.5 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
  • ROYCE RAMSAY, 2.5 Mi Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94 m, Overall height: 94 m
    Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Ste 1200, Pmb 165, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 230-1809, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Bushton, KS)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • STATION, 2.7 Miles Ne Of, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WHC814
    Assigned Frequencies : 23025.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/12/1997, Expiration Date: 04/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/18/1997
    Registrant: Phone: (713) 853-5616
  • STATION, 2.6 Miles Ne Of, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WHC815
    Assigned Frequencies : 23025.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/12/1997, Expiration Date: 04/09/2002, Cancelation Date: 02/18/1997
    Registrant: Phone: (713) 853-5616

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: K0INC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01334043
    Grant Date: 10/19/2007, Expiration Date: 01/16/2018, Certifier: George W Bolz
    Registrant: George W Bolz, Bushton, KS 67427
  • Call Sign: KB0HKZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00023194
    Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 08/14/2010
    Registrant: David L Wesseler, Rr 1 Box 107, Bushton, KS 67427


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 32739 , Serial Number: 28-7525105, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 12/05/1974
    Registrant (Co-Owned): J Behnke Inc M, 680 Avenue B, Bushton, KS 67427, Other Owners: Mark N Beneke
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 94751 , Serial Number: 18266500, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 06/29/1978
    Registrant (Corporation): Tierra Blanco LLC, 312 Main, Bushton, KS 67427


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 11
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Bushton


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bushton, KS

Back to Bushton, KS housing info, Rice County, Kansas, KS smaller cities, KS small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales and price trends information powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.