Bussey is a city in southeast Marion County, Iowa, United States.

North Coal Creek flows past the community and on to its confluence with the Des Moines River seven miles to the northeast.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2), all of its land.

He laid out the town of Bussey on the line of the Albia, Knoxville and Des Moines Railroad in 1875, the same year the line was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

[7] There were some problems with the initial incorporation, so a second vote was held in 1899, after which James Bussey was elected as the first mayor.

[8] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were numerous coal mines in the Bussey area.

Coal Company in Bussey, with a mile-long railroad spur to a mine a mile south of town.

company as the Mammoth Vein Coal Company when it moved its primary operations to Everist, a coal camp 3 miles west of Bussey and a mile north of Marysville.

There were 209 housing units at an average density of 633.3 per square mile (244.5/km2).

The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races.

29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.78% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.44% Asian, and 1.56% from two or more races.

29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.