Bavaria, Kansas

Bavaria is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 60.[2] It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina.

Bavaria, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015)
Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015)
Location within Saline County and Kansas
Location within Saline County and Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°47′50″N 97°45′20″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySaline
TownshipOhio
Founded1860s
Named forBavaria
Elevation
[1]
1,273 ft (388 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total60
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-04575 [1]
GNIS ID476783 [1]

History

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]

Geography

Spring Creek flows through the community.[7]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202060—
U.S. Decennial Census

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Bavaria as a census-designated place (CDP). Also, this community is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.

Education

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.[8]

References
  1. "Bavaria, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Profile of Bavaria, Kansas (CDP) in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 160.
  4. Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 37.
  5. kancoll.com
  6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  7. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  8. "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Saline County, Kansas
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