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

GNS feature ID| 479196

Olathe Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 137,324. It contains the city of Olathe, Kansas (for which it is named) and 0.53 Square Miles of De Soto, Kansas & Lexington Township, Kansas

## 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 & 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 School District 231
* De Soto Unified School District 232
* Olathe Unified School District 233
* Blue Valley School District

## External links

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* "Township of Olathe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Olathe

Cities|

* Bonner Springs‡
* De Soto‡
* Edgerton
* Fairway
* Gardner
* Lake Quivira‡
* Leawood
* Lenexa
* Merriam
* Mission
* Mission Hills
* Mission Woods
* Olathe
* Overland Park
* Prairie Village
* Roeland Park
* Shawnee
* Spring Hill‡
* Westwood
* Westwood Hills

Map of Kansas highlighting Johnson County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aubry
* Bonita
* Clare
* Ocheltree
* Stilwell
* Wilder

Townships|

* Aubry
* Gardner
* Lexington
* McCamish
* Olathe
* Oxford
* Shawnee
* Spring Hill

Footnotes|

‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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