Olathe, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
 Olathe City Hall (2010) | |
 Flag | |
 Location within Johnson County and Kansas | |
 Interactive map of Olathe | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′58″N 94°49′13″W / 38.88278°N 94.82028°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Johnson |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Incorporated | 1857, 1868[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | John Bacon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.39 sq mi (161.57 km2) |
| • Land | 61.63 sq mi (159.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) 1.26% |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 141,290 |
| • Estimate (2021)[6] | 143,014 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (870/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 66051,66061,66062,66063 |
| Area code | 913 |
| FIPS code | 20-52575 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 485633[1] |
| Website | olatheks.org |
Olathe (/oʊˈleɪθə/ oh-LAY-thə) is the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is the fourth-most populous city in both the Kansas City metropolitan area and the state of Kansas, with a 2020 population of 141,290.[4][5]
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olathe, Kansas
- ^ "Olathe was incorporated in 1857 under a charter from the 'Bogus Legislature.' ... Some doubts existed as to the legality of the incorporation and it was re-incorporated in 1868 as a city of the third class...." —Blackmar, Frank W., ed. "Olathe". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... Vol. II. Standard Pub. Co. (Chicago: 1912) pp. 386–387.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Olathe, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Olathe, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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