Basehor, Kansas
City
Location within Leavenworth County and Kansas
KDOT map of Leavenworth County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°08′07″N 94°55′45″W / 39.13528°N 94.92917°W / 39.13528; -94.92917[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Leavenworth
Founded	1889
Incorporated	1965
Named for	Reuben and Ephraim Basehor (brothers)
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
Area [2]
• Total	7.24 sq mi (18.74 km2)
• Land	7.14 sq mi (18.50 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation [1]	984 ft (300 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	6,896
• Density	950/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66007
Area code	913
GNIS ID	2394073[1]
Website	cityofbasehor.org

Basehor is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2020, 6,896 people lived there.^[3]

Basehor is at 39°8′7″N 94°55′45″W / 39.13528°N 94.92917°W / 39.13528; -94.92917 (39.135325, -94.929047). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 7.24 square miles (18.75 km²). Of that, 7.14 square miles (18.49 km²) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) is water.^[2]

The 2020 census says that there were 6,896 people, 2,531 households, and 1,968 families living in Basehor. Of the households, 82.1% owned their home and 17.9% rented their home.

The median age was 39.1 years. Of the people, 87.7% were White, 2.4% were Black, 1.2% were Asian, 0.5% were Native American, 1.4% were from some other race, and 6.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the people.^[3][5]

The 2010 census says that there were 4,613 people, 1,751 households, and 1,337 families living in Basehor.^[6]

Basehor is served by USD 458 Basehor Linwood. The district high school is Basehor-Linwood High School located in Basehor.^[7]

• City of Basehor
• Basehor – Directory of Public Officials
• Basehor City Map, KDOT