Leavenworth County population expected to swell

Mike Reilly, owner of The Reilly Company in Leavenworth, said the county population is expected to increase to more than 80,000 in the next 10 years. He said much of the initial growth will be in the extended northwest corridor out of Kansas City and into the Basehor area.

“We are situated in the bullseye of that growth pattern,” Reilly said. “And I don’t think we’ve seen the start of it yet. The county in 10 years will substantially change. Clearly, south county has been a beneficiary of that growth. Basehor has already seen a lot of growth.”

Several factors have influenced that population growth, Reilly said, including proximity to the Kansas City metro area and Interstate 70 and Interstate 435. He said another factor is that Basehor has affordable housing with a small-town way of life and high-quality schools.