Olathe Township, Johnson County, Kansas

Olathe Township
Township
Location in Johnson County
Coordinates: 38°53′33″N 94°53′24″W / 38.8925°N 94.8900°W / 38.8925; -94.8900Coordinates: 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

• Lexington Township Northwest
• Gardner Township Southwest

Cemeteries

• Olathe Memorial Cemetery
• Asa Smith Cemetery

Emergency Services

Police

• Johnson County Sheriff
• Olathe Police

Fire

• Johnson County Rural Fire Department
• Olathe Fire Department

Medical (EMS)

• Olathe Medical Center

Transportation

Highways

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

Rail

• BNSF Railway Emporia Subdivision
• Union Pacific Railway

Major Roads

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

Lakes, Streams & Ponds

• Lake Olathe
• Mill Creek
• Little Mill Creek

Parks

• Ernie Miller Nature Park

Notable Locations

• Johnson County Courthouse
• Olathe Medical Center
• Garmin Headquarters
• Great Mall of the Great Plains
• Great Plaza of the Great Plains
• Prince of Peace Catholic Church
• Johnson County Airport
• New Century Aircenter

School districts

• Gardner School District 231
• De Soto Unified School District 232
• Olathe Unified School District 233
• Blue Valley School District

External links

• "Township of Olathe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-04. 

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
Unincorporated communities	Aubry Bonita Clare Clearview City Ocheltree Stilwell Wilder
Townships	Aubry Gardner Lexington McCamish Olathe Oxford Shawnee Spring Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties