Kismet, Kansas

About Kismet

Set in the southwestern part of Kansas, Kismet is a tiny community, home to 332 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Kismet holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,383 residents per square mile.

📰 Kismet News Today

• Southwestern Heights High School (Kismet, KS) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Kismet family loses home, farm in Kansas wildfire, faces $1 million in damages KWCH · Feb 19
• Family loses generations-old farm in southern Kansas wildfire KSN.com · Feb 18
• Kansas Highway Patrol seeking witnesses to fatality crash WIBW · Dec 23
• Farmer receives support from community after Kansas wildfire destroys home KWCH · Mar 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kismet Unique

• The only place in America named Kismet — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• Positioned in southwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kismet

• Arkalon Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kismet

• Kismet Elem
• Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

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