Benedict, Kansas

About Benedict

Set in the southeastern part of Kansas, Benedict is a tiny community with an estimated population of 71.

Officially, Benedict is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 473 residents per square mile.

📰 Benedict News Today

• William Benedict Obituary - Kansas City, MO Dignity Memorial · Apr 19
• On KC’s Southwest Blvd., no World Cup crowds, business bad: ‘Where is everybody?’ Kansas City Star · Jun 18
• ‘Come out, Kansas City’: Cafe owner calls on KC to fill World Cup tourism gap as small businesses outside FIFA footprint struggle Startland News · Jun 18
• World Cup brings boom for some Kansas City businesses, bust for others KSHB 41 Kansas City · Jun 18
• Benedict Olusola Popoola Johnson County Post · Jul 6

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What Makes Benedict Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.15 sq mi.
• With 71 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 9 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Benedict

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