Baileyville is a

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(CDP) in western

Nemaha County, Kansas Nemaha County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Seneca. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,273. The county was named for the Nemaha River. History Early history ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 182. It is located six miles west of Seneca on

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History

The community was founded as Haytown, then renamed by Willis J. Bailey and his father to Baileyville. In 1903, Willis became the 16th Governor of Kansas. The first post office in Baileyville was established in 1880. As of 1902, Baileyville was reported to be one of two

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s in the state, where African Americans were not allowed to reside.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census counted 182 people, 79 households, and 55 families in Baileyville. The population density was 150.4 per square mile (58.1/km). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 68.6 per square mile (26.5/km). The racial makeup was 98.9% (180)

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(98.9%

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), 0.0% (0)

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, 0.0% (0) Native American or

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, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0)

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, 1.1% (2) from other races, and 0.0% (0) from

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or Latino of any race was 1.1% (2) of the population. Of the 79 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18; 62.0% were married couples living together; 17.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.1% of households consisted of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 1.9. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population. 25.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 100.0 males. The 2016-2020 5-year

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estimates show that the median household income was $52,700 (with a margin of error of +/- $28,533) and the median family income was $52,950 (+/- $38,982).

Education

Primary and secondary

The community is served by

Nemaha Central USD 115 Nemaha Central USD 115 is a public unified school district headquartered in Seneca, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Baileyville, Kelly, Oneida, Seneca, St. Benedict and nearby rural areas of Nemaha County. S ...

public school district. Nemaha Central High School is located in Seneca with the mascot Thunder. B&B High school closed in 2014 through school unification. The B&B High School mascot was Falcons.

Colleges and universities

Highland Community College opened in Baileyville in June 2014.

Transportation

The community is served by the

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and US Highway 36.

References

External links

* Nemaha County maps
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