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

• K.C. Bassett - Head Women's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory Western Colorado University Athletics · Apr 27
• Shirley Bassett Obituary Nov 29, 2025 Govier Brothers Mortuary & Crematory · Nov 29
• Football Hires Cooper Bassett as Tight Ends Coach UCF Athletics · Jan 9
• Exclusive | Candiace Dillard Bassett gushes over ‘Traitors’ co-star Donna Kelce: ‘Our castle mom’ Page Six · Sep 17
• Kansas woman wanted on drug-related charges enters plea KCTV · May 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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 ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bassett

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