Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park / o v rl nd p rk/ is the second most crowded city in the U.S.
Located in Johnson County, it is also the second most crowded city in the Kansas City urbane area. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 173,372. One of those subdivisions was titled Overland Park, and was the site for the first aircraft flight west of the Mississippi with shows by the Wright brothers, sponsored by Strang, on December 24, 1909. Overland Park is now the second most crowded city in Kansas.
In early 2008, the town/city council voted to annex an additional 15 square miles (39 km2) south of existing town/city limits. The annexation was allowed for an additional 8 miles (13 km) and went into effect March 10.
Detailed map of Overland Park Downtown Overland Park is positioned in northeastern Kansas at the junction of Interstate 435 and U.S.
Route 69, central Overland Park is roughly 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Kansas City, Missouri and immediately east of Olathe, the county seat. The town/city lies on the northern edge of the Osage Plains a several miles south of the Kansas River. One of the river's tributaries, Turkey Creek, flows northeast through the extreme northern part of the city.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 75.37 square miles (195.22 km ) of which 74.84 square miles (193.84 km ) is territory and 0.53 square mile (1.38 km ) is water. As a suburb of Kansas City, Overland Park is part of the Kansas City urbane area, and it borders other communities on all sides.
These include Kansas City, Kansas, to the north, Mission and Prairie Village to the northeast, Leawood to the east, Stilwell to the south, Olathe and Lenexa to the west, and Shawnee and Merriam to the northwest. Most of Overland Park, specifically the part of it lying north of 159th Street, lies inside the region of Johnson County referred to as Shawnee Mission. Overland Park lies in the transition zone between North America's humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate zones, typically experiencing hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Climate data for Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park Overland Park is a principal town/city of both the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Travel Destination and the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area. Health care, retail trade, experienced and technical services, finance and insurance, and knowledge technology are the city's five biggest industries. Companies with command posts in the town/city include Sprint Corporation, YRC Worldwide, Black & Veatch, Waddell & Reed, Ferrellgas, Ash Grove Cement Company, and Compass Minerals. The town/city seeks to attract technology companies in particular, such as Netsmart Technologies which relocated its command posts there in 2011. Restaurant chain Applebee's was headquartered in the town/city from 1993 to 2007. The three industries employing the biggest percentages of the working civilian workforce force were: educational services, community care, and civil assistance (22.5%); professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.4%); and retail trade (10.7%). Sprint is the biggest employer in the town/city followed by Shawnee Mission School District, Johnson County Community College, Blue Valley School District, Black & Veatch, Optum - Rx, the City of Overland Park, YRC Worldwide, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and Waddell & Reed. The cost of living in Overland Park is below average; compared to a U.S.
Average of 100, the cost of living index for the town/city is 88.2. As of 2014, the median home value in the town/city was $225,000, the median chose monthly owner cost was $1,712 for housing units with a mortgage and $570 for those without, and the median gross rent was $974. According to the city's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 8 Overland Park Regional Medical Center 1,200 9 City of Overland Park 1,142 Under state statute, Overland Park is a town/city of the first class. Since 1963, it has had a mayor-council-manager form of government. The town/city council consists of 13 members popularly propel every four years with staggered terms in office.
The mayor is the 13th member, propel at-large. The council sets policy for the city, annually identifies town/city before ities for the Kansas Legislature and the United States Congress, and authorizes ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and agreements. The council meets on the first and third Monday of each month. The mayor presides over council meetings, appoints members to resident boards and commissions, meets with constituents, and signs ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and agreements authorized by the council. The town/city manager administers town/city operations and implements policies set by the town/city council. Overland Park lies inside Kansas's 3rd U.S.
Overland Park spans four enhance school districts.
The portion of the town/city north of Interstate 435 lies inside the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD). SMSD, which is headquartered in Overland Park, operates thirty eight elementary schools, two middle schools, six high schools, and multiple support facilities in the city. Most of the town/city south of I-435 lies inside the Blue Valley School District. Blue Valley, also based in Overland Park, operates 20 elementary schools, nine middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative high school in the city. A portion of Overland Park lies inside the Olathe Public Schools precinct which operates two elementary schools in the city. The extreme southwestern part of Overland Park lies inside the Spring Hill School District. There are more than 12 private and parochial schools in Overland Park. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas oversees five Catholic schools in the town/city including four elementary schools and St.
Thomas Aquinas High School. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod oversees two schools, Bethany Lutheran School (Grades K-8) and Christ Lutheran School (K-8). The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod oversees a third Lutheran school, Mount Olive Lutheran School (K-8). Other Christian schools in the town/city are Kansas City Christian School's Oxford Park Campus (PK-2) and Overland Christian Schools (PK-12). Overland Park also hosts one Jewish school, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (K-12). Non-religious private schools in the town/city include Accelerated Schools of Overland Park (4-12) and two Montessori schools. Kansas City Japanese School Inc.
( Kanzasu Shiti Nihongo Hoshu Jugyo Ko), a Japanese weekend educational program, is held at the Kansas Christian College in Overland Park. First established 1979, it was formally allowed by the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho) and officially established in 1984. Baker University Overland Park Campus Emporia State University - Overland Park Campus (Metro Learning Center) The Johnson County Library serves the entire county with 14 locations, three of which are in Overland Park (Blue Valley, Central Resource, and Oak Park). Interstate 435, the Kansas City area's beltway, and U.S.
Route 50 run concurrently east west through central Overland Park.
Route 169 run concurrently with I-35 through the city's northwestern fringe and then split off to the east as Shawnee Mission Parkway at interchange 226, running east west through northern Overland Park.
In extreme northern Overland Park, U.S.
Johnson County Transit, also known as "The JO", provides enhance transit via multiple bus routes throughout the city.
Several of these routes connect Overland Park with other suburbs and downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City International Airport is positioned approximately 22 mi (35 km) north of central Overland Park. Johnson County Executive Airport, a enhance general aviation facility, is positioned immediately west of the town/city in Olathe. BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad each operate a freight rail line through Overland Park.
The Union Pacific line runs northeast through the extreme southeastern part of the city. Kansas City's Union Station, which is a stop on Amtrak's Missouri River Runner and Southwest Chief passenger rail lines, is positioned approximately 8 mi (13 km) northeast of central Overland Park. Google Fiber, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and Consolidated Communications offer cable television, landline telephone, and broadband internet service. Local inhabitants dominantly use natural gas for heating fuel; utility gas service is provided by Atmos Energy and Kansas Gas Service. Water - One, an autonomous enhance utility, oversees water provision, distribution, and transit framework maintenance. The Johnson County Wastewater department manages waste water collection, transportation, and treatment. Multiple privately owned trash haulers, evaluated and given permits by the town/city government, offer trash removal and recycling service. Luke's South Hospital, and Overland Park Regional Medical Center are all positioned in Overland Park.
There are also a several specialty hospitals in Overland Park: Children's Mercy South, Heartland Surgical Specialty Hospital, Mid-America Rehabilitation Hospital, and Specialty Hospital of Mid-America, an acute long-term care facility. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City's chief daily newspaper, provides coverage of small-town news and prints an version specific to Johnson County. In addition, two newspapers are presented in Overland Park: the Campus Ledger, the bi-weekly Johnson County Community College student newspaper, and Kansas City Nursing News, a weekly trade publication. Overland Park is in both the Kansas City radio and tv markets. One airways broadcast broadcasts from Overland Park: KCCV.
Overland Park has more than 1,800 acres (7.3 km2) of park territory and open space.
Many of the city's 72 parks feature one or more of the following: enhance golf, sand volleyball, hiking and biking trails, playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, and reservable shelters.
Downtown Overland Park (2016) Waterfall and Flowers at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
The town/city is home to Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, a 300 acres (120 ha) arboretum and botanical garden.
The Overland Park Golf Division operates two enhance golf courses: St.
Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex was titled the top soccer facility in the country by Livability because it is considered the only complex of its kind in the United States.
The town/city is also home to Overland Park Convention Center.
In 2015, Topgolf driving range and entertainment complex opened in Overland Park.
Historic Downtown Overland Park contains a farmers' market, the clocktower plaza and a statue of Overland Park City founder William B.
It also hosts the Strang Carriage House and is home to the Overland Park Historical Society.
There are three improve centers in the city: Matt Ross Community Center, the Jewish Community Center, and Tomahawk Ridge Community Center. Overland Park is highly populated by Protestants, reflective of the overall populace of the state of Kansas. Large Baptist, Methodist, Nazarene and Pentecostal churches dot the landscape of Overland Park as well as its neighboring suburbs.
Overland Park is also home to a mostly small Muslim population.
The Islamic Center of Johnson County serves as a mosque and a improve center for Muslims in Overland Park. There is also a burgeoning Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist populace in Overland Park and encircling areas.
Overland Park is also served by a number of Jewish churchs: Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner, an Orthodox Jewish house of worship established in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1894. Other Orthodox Jewish churchs include the Chabad House Center which serves as the Chabad Headquarters for Kansas and Missouri, and the Torah Learning Center. There are a several other Jewish churchs, too, including Kehilath Israel, Congregation Beth Torah, The Temple, and Congregation B'nai Jehudah.
Also, Overland Park is home to a momentous number of Roman Catholics.
Overland Park falls inside the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.
Michael the Archangel, Holy Trinity, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Ascension and Queen of the Holy Rosary serve Catholics in Overland Park.
CNNMoney.com has persistently ranked Overland Park in the top 10 of its 100 Best Places to Live in the United States.
In 2015 Forbes ranked the town/city among the 25 Best Suburbs for retirement. In 2015 Overland Park was titled No 1 in the country for "Top 10 Best Cities for Families".
Overland Park was also awarded the No.
News & World Report ranked it among "America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up". In 2014, Housing Wire ranked Overland Park number three in its list of "The 10 absolute best housing markets for families". Overland Park was the setting of the 2008 documentary series High School Confidential and the 2009 2011 tv series, United States of Tara. It is also the setting of the prominent web series The Most Popular Girls in School.
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