Olathe Township, Johnson County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Olathe Township

Township

Location in Johnson County

Coordinates: 38°53′33″N 94°53′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.8925°N 94.8900°W﻿ / 38.8925; -94.8900
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Johnson
Area

• Total

| 76.42 sq mi (197.9 km2)
• Land| 70.22 sq mi (181.9 km2)
• Water| 6.20 sq mi (16.1 km2)
Elevation

| 780 ft (240 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 137,324

• Estimate

(2011)

| 134,901
• Density| 1,800/sq mi (690/km2)
Time zone| Central
ZIP codes|

66018, 66051, 66061, 66062

GNIS ID| 479196 [1]

Olathe Township is a township in Johnson County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 137,324. It contains the city of Olathe (for which it is named) and 0.53 square miles of De Soto and Lexington Townships.

## Adjacent townships

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* Lexington Township (northwest)
* Gardner Township (southwest)

## Cemeteries

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* Olathe Memorial Cemetery
* Asa Smith Cemetery

## Emergency Services

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### Police

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* Johnson County Sheriff
* Olathe Police

### Fire

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* Olathe Fire Department

### Medical (EMS)

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* Johnson County Med-Act

## Transportation

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### Highways

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* I-435
* I-35
* US-56
* US-50
* US-69
* US-169
* K-10
* K-7
* K-150 (decommissioned)

### Rail

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* BNSF Railway Emporia Subdivision
* Union Pacific Railway

### Major Roads

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* Santa Fe Street (formerly known as  K-150)
* Quivira Road
* Metcalf Avenue
* Parker Street
* Mur-Len/Strang Line Road
* Lackman Road
* Blackbob Road
* Cedar Creek Parkway
* College Parkway

## Lakes, streams and ponds

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* Lake Olathe
* Mill Creek
* Little Mill Creek

## Parks

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* Ernie Miller Nature Park

## Notable Locations

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* Johnson County Courthouse
* Olathe Medical Center
* Garmin Headquarters
* Prince of Peace Catholic Church
* Johnson County Airport
* New Century Aircenter

## School districts

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* Gardner–Edgerton USD 231
* De Soto USD 232
* Olathe USD 233
* Blue Valley USD 229

## References

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1. ^ a b "Olathe Township, Johnson County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Johnson County, Kansas

## External links

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* Johnson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT