Olathe, Kansas "Olathe"
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Olathe, Kansas Olathe City Hall Olathe City Hall Flag of Olathe, Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas Location inside Johnson County and Kansas Olathe (/o le / oh-lay-th ) is a town/city in, and is the governmental center of county of, Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fourth most crowded city in the state, with a populace of 125,872 recorded by the 2010 census. Olathe is also the fourth-largest town/city in the Kansas City urbane area.
Olathe was established by Dr.
He rode to the center of Johnson County, Kansas, and staked two quarter sections of territory as the town site.
Olathe was incorporated as a town/city in 1857. While Olathe was not the first town/city established in Johnson County, it quickly became the biggest and was titled the governmental center of county in October 1859. The city's early days were filled with violence, as pro-slavery forces from close-by Missouri often clashed with small-town abolitionists.
However, a year later, Confederate guerrillas from Missouri led by William Quantrill surprised the inhabitants and raided the town/city on September 7, 1862, killing a half dozen men, robbing various businesses and private homes, and destroying most of the city.
Quantrill launched the raid because the citizens of Olathe were known for their abolitionism. Throughout the Civil War a military post directed in Olathe.
When Quantrill raided Olathe on September 6, 1862, more than 125 Union soldiers, almost all of them recruits, were there.
It was decided in November that the recruits and soldiers in Olathe could not be obliged to obey oaths extracted by guerrillas, as such forces were not recognized as legitimate enemy military units. Kansas militia occupied the Olathe military post through much of the Civil War and Army troops were there much of the time, as well.
Twice more Olathe was threatened by Confederates.
Many Union troops moved into and out of Olathe on those two days.
Olathe served as a stop on the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Santa Fe Trail.
The Mahaffie House, a prominent resupply point for wagons headed westward, is today a registered historical site maintained by the City of Olathe.
After the assembly of the transcontinental barns , the trails to the west lost importance, and Olathe faded into obscurity and remained a small, sleepy prairie town.
In the 1950s, the assembly of the Interstate Highway fitness and, more directly, I-35, linked Olathe to close-by Kansas City.
The result was tremendous residentiary expansion as Olathe became a part of the Kansas City urbane area.
In the 1980s, Olathe experienced tremendous commercial growth, which also drew more residents.
It is estimated that Olathe's populace surpassed 100,000 in 2001, and current projections show Olathe's expansion closing as the town/city expands into the farm fields south, west and north of town. In 2008, the US Enumeration Bureau ranked Olathe the 24th fastest-growing town/city in the nation. The same year, CNN/Money and Money periodical ranked Olathe #11 on its list of the "100 Best Cities to Live in the United States." On February 22, 2017, Adam Purinton opened fired at a crowded Austins Bar and Grill in southern Olathe, shooting and injuring three citizens , one fatally.
Olathe is positioned at 38 52 51 N 94 48 11 W. 2003 Orthophoto Aerial According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 60.42 square miles (156.49 km2) of which 59.66 square miles (154.52 km2) is territory and 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2) is water. Olathe has two enhance lakes: Lake Olathe with 172 acres (0.70 km2) of water surface and Cedar Lake with 45 acres (0.18 km2).
Olathe's Black Bob Park is titled after Hathawekela Shawnee Chief Black Bob. Olathe has a humid continental climate, with cold to mild winters and hot summers.
Temperatures range from an average high of 39 F (4 C) and low 20 F ( 7 C) in January to an average high of nearly 90 F (32 C) in July.
The temperature reaches 90 F (32 C) an average of 36 days per year and 100 F (38 C) an average of 3 days per year.
The minimum temperature falls below freezing (32 F) an average of 102 days per year, but rarely drops below 10 F ( 12 C).
The region receives about 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain amid an average year with the biggest share being received in May and June the April June reconstructionaverages 30 days of calculable precipitation.
Measurable snow flurry occurs an average of 9 days per year with at least an inch of snow being received on seven of those days.
Median 5.5 4.5 2.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 4.3 19.2 Mean number of days 3.0 2.4 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 2.1 10.0 The station is positioned three miles (5 km) east of Olathe at 38 53 N 94 46 W, altitude 1,055 feet (322 m).
Climate data for Olathe, Kansas As of the census of 2010, there were 125,872 citizens , 44,507 homeholds, and 33,274 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.1% White, 5.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 4.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.
The median age in the town/city was 32.9 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 92,962 citizens , 32,314 homeholds, and 24,623 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 88.63% White, 3.70% African American, 0.43% Native American, 2.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.64% from other competitions, and 1.80% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Olathe's commercial and industrialized parks are home to many companies, including Honeywell, Husqvarna, ALDI, Garmin, Grundfos, and Farmers Insurance Group.
Although Farmers Insurance is based in Los Angeles California, Olathe has more Farmers employees than any other town/city in the United States.
The Federal Aviation Administration, a sub-agency of the United States Department of Transportation, administers and maintains an Air Route Traffic Control Center in Olathe, designated Kansas City Center or ZKC.
Kansas City Center is one of 20 county-wide Air Route Traffic Control Centers that cover United States airspace.
Johnson County maintains an airport in Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport, which is positioned on about 500 acres (2.0 km2) of territory with a 4,100-ft (1250-m) runway, alongside taxiways, and a Federal contract air traffic control tower.
According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: 1 Olathe United School District 4,500 4 Olathe Medical Center 2,500 7 City of Olathe 865 The town/city of Olathe is served by the De Soto School District, the Olathe School District, the Spring Hill school precinct and the Blue Valley School District.
As of 2008, there are 26,894 students enrolled in the Olathe School District. The Olathe School District has 35 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 4 high schools: Olathe North, Olathe South, Olathe East, and Olathe Northwest.
A fifth high school, Olathe West, is under assembly and is scheduled to open in 2017. Olathe is the home of Mid - America Nazarene University and the Kansas State School
Johnson County Transit operates a bus fitness throughout the county, including Olathe.
Main article: List of citizens from Olathe, Kansas Quinn also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, and for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe.
He played college football at Kansas State University, and high school football at Olathe North High School.
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