Bridgeport is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in Smoky View Township,

Saline County, Kansas Saline County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Salina. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 54,303. The county was named after the Saline River. History Early history For many mill ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64. It is located south of Salina, along K-4 near

Interstate 135 Interstate 135 (I-135) is an approximately auxiliary Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, United States. I-135, which is signed as north–south, runs between I-35 and the Kansas Turnpike in Wichita north to I-70, ...

History

A post office was opened in Bridgeport in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1976. Two railroads previously ran through Bridgeport, but were later abandoned.

Geography

The

Smoky Hill River The Smoky Hill River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas. Names The Smoky Hill is named from the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas through which it flows. American Indians li ...

flows through the community. Its elevation is 1,302 feet (397 m), and it is located at (38.6277833, -97.6130924).

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Bridgeport has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

Bridgeport is a part of the

Salina micropolitan area The Salina, Kansas micropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, consists of two counties in Kansas, anchored by the city of Salina. As of the 2010 census, this micropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 61,697 ...

. The 2020 United States census counted 64 people, 31 households, and 18 families in Bridgeport. The population density was 307.7 per square mile (118.8/km). There were 31 housing units at an average density of 149.0 per square mile (57.5/km). The racial makeup was 96.88% (62)

white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...

European American European Americans are Americans of European ancestry. This term includes both people who descend from the first European settlers in the area of the present-day United States and people who descend from more recent European arrivals. Since th ...

(96.88%

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...

), 0.0% (0)

black Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''P ...

African-American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...

, 0.0% (0) Native American or

Alaska Native Alaska Natives (also known as Native Alaskans, Alaskan Indians, or Indigenous Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples of Alaska that encompass a diverse arena of cultural and linguistic groups, including the I ...

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

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, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 3.12% (2) from

two or more races Multiracial Americans, also known as mixed-race Americans, are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. t ...

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or Latino of any race was 0.0% (0) of the population. Of the 31 households, 35.5% had children under the age of 18; 51.6% were married couples living together; 19.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.5% of households consisted of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 0.0% of the population. 23.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 81.5 males.

Education

The community is served by

Southeast of Saline USD 306 Southeast of Saline USD 306 is a public unified school district headquartered approximately 4 miles west of Gypsum, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Assaria, Bridgeport, Gypsum, Kipp, Mentor, a tiny amount of t ...

public school district.

References

External links

Saline County website
{{Authority control Census-designated places in Saline County, Kansas 1879 establishments in Kansas Populated places established in 1879