Welcome to Bison ...The city of Bison is located in Rush County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bison has a population of 230 people<2> (see below for details). Bison is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Bison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bison: 785 The ZIP code for Bison: 67520<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bison had an population of 230 people. This is a decrease of 9.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.13% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bison had a population of 255 people (or 7.69% of the total population of Rush County). This makes Bison the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 255 people, the population of Bison increased 8.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 235 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bison. Communities Also Named Bison ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bison - they are located in Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bison. Communities near Bison ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bison.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bison. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bison. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bison. See our Newspapers Page for Bison. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bison ...Looking for more information about Bison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bison. Adding Bison to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bison. Footnotes ...
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