Bushong, Kansas

Bushong, Kansas
City
Old Store and Garage in Bushong (2009)
Location within Lyon County and Kansas
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°38′34″N 96°15′28″W / 38.64278°N 96.25778°W / 38.64278; -96.25778Coordinates: 38°38′34″N 96°15′28″W / 38.64278°N 96.25778°W / 38.64278; -96.25778
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Lyon
Government
• Type	Mayor/Council
• Mayor	Fred Fechter
Area
• Total	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,391 ft (424 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	34
• Estimate (2015)	34
• Density	230/sq mi (87/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP code	66833
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-09675
GNIS feature ID	0485487

Bushong is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 34.

The city, originally a whistle-stop of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was first named "Weeks". The city took its present name in 1886 in honor of St. Louis Browns catcher Albert J. "Doc" Bushong. Following the Browns' victory in the 1886 World Series over the , the Missouri Pacific Railroad honored several of the St. Louis players by naming some of their towns after the players. Bushong had played every game in the series and was at bat in Game Six, when the winning run scored by stealing home. The city of Bushong is the only one still carrying its name from the 1886 World Series.

During the Cold War, Bushong was the location of one of the first generations of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. The site, active from 1961–1965, was part of the 548th Strategic Missile Squadron.

Bushong is located at 38°38′34″N 96°15′28″W / 38.64278°N 96.25778°W / 38.64278; -96.25778 (38.642699, -96.257753). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²), all of it land.

Bushong is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.