Bazine, Kansas

**Bazine** is a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 282 people lived there.

## History

Bazine was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The community was named after the French general François Achille Bazaine.

The first post office in Bazine was created in 1874.

## Geography

Bazine is at  (38.446126, -99.693006). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Climate

Bazine has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bazine has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 282 people, 116 households, and 85 families living in Bazine. Of the households, 85.3% owned their home and 14.7% rented their home.

The median age was 39.2 years. Of the people, 66.0% were White, 0.1% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 19.9% were from some other race, and 13.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 334 people, 135 households, and 92 families living in Bazine.

## Education

Western Plains USD 106 serves Arnold, Bazine, Brownell, Ransom and Utica. The Western Plains High School mascot is Bobcats.

Bazine High School was closed because of school unification. The Bazine High School mascot was the Indians.

In 2004, Bazine High School was posted on eBay.  The 78-year-old building was bought by a California businessman for $55,000.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Bazine
- Bazine - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 106, local school district
- Photos
- Photos of Bazine
- Maps
- Bazine City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bazine, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Ness_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bazine_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Ness County, Kansas, Ness County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Ness Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Ness County, Kansas, Ness 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**: Ness County, Kansas, Ness
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1870s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1924
- **named for**: François Achille Bazaine, François Bazaine
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.45
- **area land sq mi**: 0.45
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 1.16
- **area land km2**: 1.16
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2129
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 282
- **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**: 67516
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-04775
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394091