Kismet, Kansas

**Kismet** is a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 459 people lived there.

## History

The first post office in Kismet was created in November 1888.

## Geography

Kismet is at  (37.204493, -100.701658). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 340 people, 124 households, and 101 families living in Kismet. Of the households, 71.0% owned their home and 29.0% rented their home.

The median age was 37.5 years. Of the people, 69.1% were White, 2.9% were Native American, 1.8% were Asian, 0.9% were Black, 14.1% were from some other race, and 11.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.9% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 459 people, 145 households, and 115 families living in Kismet.

## Education

Kismet is a part of USD 483 Southwestern Heights. The district high school, Southwestern Heights, is between Kismet and Plains. The Southwestern Heights High School mascot is Southwestern Heights Mustangs.

Kismet High School was closed because of school unification. The Kismet High School mascot was Kismet Pirates.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Kismet
- Kismet - Directory of Public Officials
- Kismet history
- Schools
- USD 483, local school district
- Maps
- Kismet City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Kismet, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Seward_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kismet_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Seward County, Kansas, Seward County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Seward Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Seward County, Kansas, Seward County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Seward County, Kansas, Seward
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1929
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.24
- **area land sq mi**: 0.24
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.61
- **area land km2**: 0.61
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2779
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 340
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67859
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-37325
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395552