Bassett

History

Bassett was founded in 1903. The following year the Bassett and Concreto extensions were made to the Iola Electric Railroad street car line. In 1914, the first concrete road in Kansas was laid in Bassett.

Geography

Bassett is situated east of the Neosho River along the south bank of Elm Creek in Iola Township, and it lies adjacent to the southern border of the city of Iola (the county seat). Lake Bassola lies to the east of the city. The city is less than two miles southwest of the interchange between U.S. Routes 54 and 169. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bassett has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  635
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  594
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  583
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  520
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  504
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  363
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  345
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  340

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2014-11-13
  5 km WNW of Prescott, Kansas
• M 3 — 2014-10-01
  9 km SSW of Galesburg, Kansas