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Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Fairmount, Kansas
Unincorporated community
A housing division within the community of Fairmount (2021)A housing division within the community of Fairmount (2021)
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Coordinates: 39°11′30″N 94°56′08″W / 39.19167°N 94.93556°W / 39.19167; -94.93556
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLeavenworth
Platted1867
Elevation981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code913
FIPS code20-22300
GNIS ID478558

Fairmount is an unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and located north of the city of Basehor.

History

Fairmount was platted in 1867. In 1912, Fairmount contained four stores and one factory. The Fairmount post office closed in 1934.

Currently, Fairmount contains several housing suburbs, near the city limits of Lake Quivira, Bonner Springs, Basehor, and the neighborhood of Piper in Kansas City, Kansas. It's fire and medical services are provided by Fairmount Township Fire and Rescue the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department. Policing services are provided by the Leavenworth and Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, and the Basehor Police Department.

Education

The community is served by Lansing USD 469 and Basehor–Linwood USD 458 public school districts. USD 469 serves northern Fairmount, USD 458 serves southern Fairmount.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairmount, Kansas
  2. "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 469.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 620.
  5. "Leavenworth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Leavenworth County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Leavenworth
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