Bassett, Kansas

About Bassett

Bassett is a tiny community in southeastern Kansas with an estimated population of 22.

Officially, Bassett is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.07 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 314 residents per square mile.

📰 Bassett News Today

• Shirley Bassett Obituary Nov 29, 2025 Govier Brothers Mortuary & Crematory · Nov 29
• Macenzie Bassett December 5, 1997-December 19, 2025 St Joseph Post · Dec 26
• James D. Bassett Obituary Apr 17, 2024 - Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home · Apr 17
• Mary Louise Bassett Obituary Nov 17, 2024 Schertz Funeral Home & Crematory · Nov 17
• Wanda Lynne Bassett Obituary Aug 19, 2021 Campanella & Stewart Funeral Home | Wamego, KS · Aug 19

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What Makes Bassett Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Bassett — but the Kansas one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.07 sq mi.
• With 22 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bassett

• Lehigh Portland State Park reviews ★
• Elm Creek Park South reviews ★
• Humanity House Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Riverside Park reviews ★

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