Overland Park, Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas
City
Flag of Overland Park, Kansas
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Location within Johnson County and Kansas
Location within Johnson County and Kansas
KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°53′13″N 94°41′13″W / 38.88694°N 94.68694°W / 38.88694; -94.68694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJohnson
Incorporated1960
Government
 • MayorCurt Skoog[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total75.64 sq mi (195.91 km2)
 • Land75.18 sq mi (194.72 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
Elevation
[1]
951 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2020)[4][5]
 • Total197,238
 • Density2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code913
FIPS code20-53775
GNIS ID485639[1]
Websiteopkansas.org

Overland Park is a city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is in Johnson County. It is the second biggest city in Kansas. It is the second biggest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area.[6] In 2020, 197,238 people lived there.[5] It has the Sprint World Headquarters Campus.[7]

History

Overland Park starts in 1905. William B. Strang Jr. created Overland Park.[8]

On May 20, 1960 Overland Park was officially incorporated as a "city of first class".[9] It had 28,085 people living there. In 1990, 111,790 people lived there. In 2010, it grew to have 173,250 people living there.[10] Overland Park officially became the second largest city in the state after becoming bigger than Kansas City, Kansas in the early 2000s.

Overland Park was awarded “Best city to raise a family” and “One of the most popular cities for millenials” in 2018.[11][12][13]

Geography

Location of Overland Park (in yellow) within the Kansas City metropolitan area

Overland Park is in northeastern Kansas. It is at the junction of Interstate 435 and U.S. Route 69 east of Olathe. The city center is about 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Kansas City, Missouri.[14]

The city is on the northern edge of the Osage Plains. Overland Park is a few miles south of the Kansas River.[14]

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 75.64 square miles (195.91 km2). Of that, 75.18 square miles (194.72 km2) is land and 0.46 square mile (1.19 km²) is water.[3]

Climate

Overland Park is in between North America's humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate zones. They usually have hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters.[15]

Climate data for Overland Park, Kansas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 74
(23) 		81
(27) 		85
(29) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		105
(41) 		114
(46) 		107
(42) 		106
(41) 		98
(37) 		84
(29) 		76
(24) 		114
(46)
Average high °F (°C) 38
(3) 		45
(7) 		56
(13) 		67
(19) 		76
(24) 		84
(29) 		89
(32) 		88
(31) 		80
(27) 		69
(21) 		54
(12) 		42
(6) 		66
(19)
Average low °F (°C) 20
(−7) 		25
(−4) 		35
(2) 		45
(7) 		55
(13) 		64
(18) 		69
(21) 		67
(19) 		58
(14) 		47
(8) 		35
(2) 		24
(−4) 		45
(7)
Record low °F (°C) −18
(−28) 		−12
(−24) 		−8
(−22) 		13
(−11) 		30
(−1) 		43
(6) 		48
(9) 		46
(8) 		30
(−1) 		18
(−8) 		1
(−17) 		−22
(−30) 		−22
(−30)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.26
(32) 		1.27
(32) 		2.74
(70) 		3.78
(96) 		5.41
(137) 		5.22
(133) 		4.03
(102) 		3.56
(90) 		4.69
(119) 		3.48
(88) 		2.97
(75) 		1.76
(45) 		40.17
(1,020)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.70
(14.5) 		4.00
(10.2) 		2.90
(7.4) 		0.50
(1.3) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.10
(0.25) 		1.10
(2.8) 		3.00
(7.6) 		17.30
(43.9)
Source: [16]

People

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
196021,110—
197076,623263.0%
198081,7846.7%
1990111,79036.7%
2000149,08033.4%
2010173,37216.3%
2020197,23813.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
2010-2020[5]

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 197,238 people, 81,567 households, and 51,544 families living in Overland Park. Of the households, 60.7% owned their home and 39.3% rented their home.

The median age was 38.6 years. Of the people, 75.0% were White, 9.3% were Asian, 4.6% were Black, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.6% were from some other race, and 8.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.8% of the people.[4][18]

2010 census

The 2010 United States Census says that there were 173,372 people, 71,443 households, and 45,516 families living in Overland Park.[19]

Metropolitan area

Overland Park is a city of both the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.[20]

Economy

Sprint World Headquarters Campus (2009)

The service sector makes up most of the local economy. Health care, retail trade, professional and technical services, finance and insurance, and information technology are Overland Park's five biggest industries.[21] Companies with headquarters in Overland Park include Sprint Corporation, YRC Worldwide, Black & Veatch, Waddell & Reed, Ferrellgas, Ash Grove Cement Company, and Compass Minerals.[22]

Biggest employers

Overland Parks's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[23] says that the biggest employers in Overland Park are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Sprint/Nextel 6,300
2 Shawnee Mission School District 3,974
3 Blue Valley School District 3,313
4 Black & Veatch Engineering Consultants 2,649
5 Johnson County Community College 2,377
6 OptumRx 2,000
7 Waddell & Reed Financial 1,350
8 Overland Park Regional Medical Center 1,200
9 City of Overland Park 1,142
10 Empower Retirement 1,000

Government

According to Kansas, Overland Park is a "city of the first class".[24] Since 1963, Overland Park has had a mayor-council-manager form of government.[25]

Overland Park is in Kansas's 3rd U.S. Congressional District. Representative Sharice Davids represents them in the United States House of Representatives. For the Kansas Legislature, the city is in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 21st, and 37th districts of the Kansas Senate. They are in the 8th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 48th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[24]

Education

Primary and secondary education

Overland Park has four public school districts. The part of the city north of Interstate 435 is in the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD).[26] SMSD controls thirty eight elementary schools, two middle schools, six high schools, and multiple support facilities in Overland Park.[27]

There are more than 12 private schools in Overland Park.[28][29]

Kansas City Japanese School Inc. (カンザスシティ日本語補習授業校 Kanzasu Shiti Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend educational program, is at the Kansas Christian College in Overland Park.[30] It was created in 1979. It was officially approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho), and it was officially established in 1984.[31]

Colleges and universities

Transportation

Kansas City International Airport is about 22 mi (35 km) north of central Overland Park.[32] Johnson County Executive Airport, a public general aviation facility, is located immediately west of the city in Olathe.[32][33]

BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad each have a freight rail line through Overland Park.[34]

Media

The Kansas City Star is Kansas City's main newspaper. They publish every day. It has local news, and it publishes a version that is specifically for Johnson County.[35]

Overland Park is in both the Kansas City radio and television markets.[36][37]

Sister cities

Overland Park has one sister city.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Overland Park, Kansas
  2. ↑ "Mayor Curt Skoog".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "QuickFacts: Overland Park city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Overland Park At-A-Glance". City of Overland Park. Archived from the original on 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  7. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/12/realestate/sprint-is-building-huge-headquarters-in-kansas.html Sprint is Building Huge Headquarters in Kansas
  8. ↑ "Military Road to Metcalf". Overland Park Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  9. ↑ [1] Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Overland Park city, Kansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  11. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/09/06/best-places-to-raise-a-family-overland-park.html
  12. ↑ "These are the 15 US cities attracting the most millennials—LA and New York didn't make the list". CNBC. 13 June 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/06/13/top-cities-for-millennials-overland-park.html
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  15. ↑ Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, 2007.
  16. ↑ Intellicast
  17. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  18. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  19. ↑ "American FactFinder 2". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  20. ↑ "OMB Bulletin No. 13-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. 2013-02-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  21. ↑ "Industry Clusters". Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  22. ↑ "Leading Employers". Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council. Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  23. ↑ "Grandview 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Overland Park". Directory of Kansas Public Officials. The League of Kansas Municipalities. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  25. ↑ "City Manager's Office". City of Overland Park. Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  26. ↑ "Johnson County Online Mapping". Johnson County, Kansas. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  27. ↑ "Schools". Shawnee Mission School District. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  28. ↑ "Overland Park, Kansas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  29. ↑ "Schools". City of Overland Park. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  30. ↑ "北米の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）." () MEXT. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. "c/o Kansas Christian College, 7401 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204, U.S.A."
  31. ↑ "About Our School" (Archive). Kansas City Japanese School, Inc. Retrieved on April 5, 2015.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Overland Park, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  33. ↑ "KOJC - Johnson County Executive Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  34. ↑ "General Highway Map - Johnson County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. July 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  35. ↑ "Overland Park: Communications". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  36. ↑ "2009 Arbitron Radio Metro Map" (PDF). Arbitron. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  37. ↑ "Kansas City [TV Market Map]". EchoStar Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  38. ↑ Sister City – City of Overland Park Archived 2013-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. Opkansas.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-14.

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