Fairmount is an
unincorporated community
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in
Leavenworth County, Kansas
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, United States.
It is part of the
Kansas City metropolitan area
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, and located north of the city of
Basehor.
History
Fairmount was
plat
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ted 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
Bonner Springs is a city in Wyandotte, Leavenworth, and Johnson counties, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,837. Bonner Springs was incorporated as ...
,
Basehor, and the neighborhood of
Piper
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in
Kansas City, Kansas
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. 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
Further reading
External links
* Leavenworth County maps
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Unincorporated communities in Leavenworth County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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