Olathe, Kansas

Olathe, Kansas
City and County seat
Olathe City Hall (2010)
Flag
Location within Johnson County and Kansas
KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°52′58″N 94°49′13″W / 38.88278°N 94.82028°W / 38.88278; -94.82028[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Johnson
Founded	1857
Incorporated	1857, 1868[2]
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	John Bacon
Area [3]
• Total	62.65 sq mi (162.27 km2)
• Land	61.89 sq mi (160.30 km2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)  1.21%
Elevation [1]	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population  (2020)[4][5]
• Total	141,290
• 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 is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Johnson County.^[6] In 2020, 141,290 people lived in Olathe.^[5] It is the fourth biggest city in Kansas.^[7]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olathe, Kansas
2. ↑ "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.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DP1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "QuickFacts: Olathe city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
6. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
7. ↑ "Census 2010 News | U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Kansas' 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting". 2010.census.gov. 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.