Bavaria, Kansas | |
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![]() Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015) | |
![]() Location within Saline County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°47′50″N97°45′20″W / 38.79722°N 97.75556°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Saline |
Township | Ohio |
Founded | 1860s |
Named for | Bavaria |
Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 60 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-04575 [1] |
GNIS ID | 476783 [1] |
Bavaria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 60. [2] It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina. Bavaria is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.
The place was originally known as Hohneck, after Ernst Hohneck, who settled there in 1865. [3] It was also known as Honek. [1] Bavaria was laid out by E. F. Drake in 1877 and named after the State of Bavaria in Germany. [4] [5]
The post office in Bavaria was closed in 1986. [6]
Spring Creek flows through the community. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 60 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
The 2020 United States census counted 60 people, 26 households, and 17 families in Bavaria. [8] [9] The population density was 263.2 per square mile (101.6/km2). There were 26 housing units at an average density of 114.0 per square mile (44.0/km2). [9] [10] The racial makeup was 80.0% (48) white or European American (73.33% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 5.0% (3) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 10.0% (6) from other races, and 5.0% (3) from two or more races. [11] Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.67% (10) of the population. [12]
Of the 26 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 57.7% were married couples living together; 23.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.6% of households consisted of individuals and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [9] The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.7. [13] The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population. [14]
25.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. [9] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 104.5 males. [9]
The community is served by Ell-Saline USD 307 public school district. Ell-Saline schools are located in Brookville. The Ell-Saline school mascot is Cardinals.
Bavaria schools were closed through school unification. The Bavaria High School mascot was Tigers. [15]