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Welcome to Basehor ...

The city of Basehor is located in Leavenworth County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Basehor, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Basehor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Basehor has a population of 6,520 people<3> (see below for details).

Basehor is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Basehor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Basehor: (913)

The ZIP code for Basehor: 66007<5>

Websites for Basehor ...

Official Website: www.basehor.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Basehor had an population of 6,520 people. This is an increase of 41.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 191.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Basehor had a population of 4,613 people (which is 6.05% of the total population of Leavenworth County). This makes Basehor the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Basehor represents 0.16% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,613 people, the population of Basehor increased 106.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,238 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Basehor.

Communities near Basehor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basehor.

  • Kansas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Olathe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <6>
  • Shawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
  • Lenexa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <6>
  • Leavenworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <6>
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
  • Merriam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Merriam is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <6>
  • Mission
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Basehor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basehor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basehor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basehor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basehor. See our Newspapers Page for Basehor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basehor ...

Looking for more information about Basehor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Basehor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Basehor.

Adding Basehor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Basehor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Basehor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Basehor post office opened in 1888.

We also found Basehor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basehor.

The official website for Basehor: www.basehor.org/

The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Leavenworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Basehor.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basehor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Basehor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Basehor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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