It includes the communities of Basehor and Linwood and surrounding areas, a total of 89.6 square miles. The town of Basehor has a population of 1,871 and the town of Linwood has a population of 436. In addition, a substantial percentage of the population live in scattered housing developments and single family dwellings outside these towns.
Residents enjoy close proximity to Kansas City and the university town of Lawrence.
Basehor and Linwood operated separate school systems until a 1966 Unification Statute combined them into one district. K-12 programs continued in each town until the fall of 1988. At that time, the high schools were combined and located in Basehor, and the junior highs were combined into a middle school located in Linwood. There continues to be a K-6 elementary school in each town. The district has shown a significant growth in population during the last several years.