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Johnson County, Kansas

US county information
NameJohnson County
StateKansas
SeatOlathe
Largest cityOverland Park
US Area
Total Area480.15 sq mi (1243.6 km2)
Land Area476.78 sq mi (1234.9 km2)
Water Area3.37 sq mi (8.7 km2)
Population544179 (2010)
Density439.4/km2 (1138.3/sq mi)
Time zoneCentral
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5: -6/-5

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Johnson County (county code JO) is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county seat is Olathe, and its most populous city is Overland Park. The county has the highest median household income and highest per-capita income in Kansas and is among the most affluent in the United States, boasting the 19th highest median household income in 2000 and the 46th highest per-capita income in 2005.

In 2010, Money magazine, in its list of the 100 Best Cities in the United States in which to live, ranked Overland Park 7th (ranked 6th in 2006 and 9th in 2008) and Shawnee 17th (ranked 39th in 2008). In 2008 the same magazine also ranked Olathe 11th.

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KOMA Board chair Shirley Brown-VanArsdale asked Mark Ferguson, college counsel, to communicate the findings and results of an inquiry and investigation as to whether the college violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act during an executive session of the board meeting on Feb. 19. Ferguson reviewed statements made in the media, notes made when investigating the matter, the minutes of the meeting, relevant statutes, and interpretation of KOMA both by the Kansas courts and the office of the attorney general. He also spoke with the Kansas attorney generals office and an assistant district attorney in Johnson County. After a complete review of the facts and circumstances surrounding the allegations, he is of the opinion that no violations of KOMA occurred at the February meeting and that the board fully complied with the Kansas Open Meetings Act and with its own board policies related to conducting an executive session. Faculty Association Mike Martin, president of the Faculty Association, reviewed aspects of the current negotiation process and announced the associations endorsement of four candidates for the board election: Bob Drummond, Peter Jouras, Melody Rayl and Stephanie Sharp. Student Senate Andre Jones, Senate president, gave the board an overview of upcoming events, such as Daffodil Day on March 27 and a rally to show appreciation for the colleges championship teams on April 1. Foundation Trustee Don Weiss reviewed upcoming Foundation events, including the Dollars for <b>...</b>
134.77 min. | 2.56 user rating		 30 Stalls, Indoor & Outdoor Arenas, Round Pens, washracks & grooming bays, auto fly-spray system and more than 10 fenced and separated turn-out pastures on 40 acres. The property also features a 6bd/5bth home with pool, hot tub, sauna and finished basement. Brought to you exclusively by Michael Reno & Realty Executives of Kansas City.
2.95 min. | 5.0 user rating		 A small plane crashed in southern Johnson County, Kan., Thursday afternoon. www.kmbc.com
2.48 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Recruitment Video for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department.
5.10 min. | 5.0 user rating		 In the spring of 2009, the Johnson County Library will host a teen fashion show featuring music, booktalks and teen-created clothes. See you there April 18th. Find more information at www.jocoteenscene.org/fashion
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In conjunction with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art exhibit, Art in the Age of Steam, the Johnson County Library (KS) will display model trains at the Central Resource Library in December. The model trains will run from 3-5 pm weekdays and 10 am - 4 pm on Saturdays, Dec. 1 - Dec. 20, 2008. In addition, children can enjoy storytimes and craft programs with train themes at the Cedar Roe, Oak Park and Lackman Neighborhood Libraries.
3.98 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Mr. Ken Dunwoody, a Johnson County Kansas, resident, and fighter, for property, rights, regarding, imminent, domain, addressed the Board of Johnson County Kansas Commissioners,. Mr. Dunwoody fought the city of Olathe, who wanted to annex, his land, and that of his neighbors,; Mr. Dunwoody, won, and is now the watchdog, for (CPR), 'Citizens Protect Rights', minutemen, minuteman civil defense corps
6.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadway Performer Marty Thomas in a concert at the Johnson County Community College with the Music Theatre for Young People Seniors. It was a benefit concert for the kids Senior Show.
4.62 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Christmas Card Lane : More than 200 homes adorned with Christmas lights and holiday cheer make up Christmas Card Lane. Just about the whole neighborhood gets into the holiday spirit -- you might even find Santa there. Take 151st Street to Ridgeview Road. Turn left on Ridgeview and enter Christmas Card Lane on Butterfield Place. Paulie's Penguin Playground : Paul Craig has been putting on quite a show for Olathe with his Paulie's Penguin Playground. It's the largest private display in Johnson County, if not the Metro. His front and side yard are filled with inflatable Christmas decorations. You can get out of your car and walk around the wonderland 16617 Indian Creek Parkway, Olathe. Musical Christmas Light House: The Musical Christmas Light House has thousands of lights set to a merriment of Christmas tunes. 132nd & Roe, Overland Park. Christmas Place: Check out the Griswold neighborhood at 131st Place, West of Antioch Road. There is nothing that escapes the decorators in this neighborhood, from mailboxes to the grass. Windsor Street Homes This is another pair of homes just south of 95th Street. They are across the street from each other at 9514 & 9515 Windsor Street. The Mikkleson home shown above is the most elaborate, at 9514. The Ingham home across the street has firemen putting out a fire in the house from the movie The Christmas Story - which is a thanks to the firemen of Consolidated Fire District #2, who put out a fire caused by overloaded circuits at the house <b>...</b>
3.63 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The One World, Many Stories Reading Club at the Johnson County Library is from May23 - Aug. 6, 2011. Learn more at www.jocolibrary.org/summerreading
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Johnson County judges approves double prison time for man who raped woman, 92 - Greenfield Daily Reporter Tweet this news
Greenfield Daily Reporter--A -Johnson County- judge has rejected arguments that it would be unconstitutional to allow an 85-year prison sentence for a man convicted of raping a 92-year-old suburban -Kansas- City woman. -Johnson County- District Judge Step - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:30:16 GMT+00:00
KSD faces budget problems and cutbacks - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--The -Kansas- Legislature has been considering severe cuts for agencies in proposals for the next state budget, including salary cuts and furloughs at the -Johnson County- District Court. What could the impact be for the -Kansas- School f - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:31:14 GMT+00:00
Miami County EMS pushes for new radio equipment - KC Community News Tweet this news
KC Community News--The EMS officials recommended leasing new radios for the department that would cost about $6800 a year for 12 years and would allow them to have contact with hospitals and -Johnson County- dispatch while in the field. The most efficient - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:45:24 GMT+00:00
Woman accused of adoption scam now charged in federal court - Kansas City Star (blog) Tweet this news
Kansas City Star (blog)--Roxanne Janel Jones, 34, already faces related state charges in -Kansas- and is in the -Johnson County- jail. The federal complaint filed in US District Court in -Kansas- City, Kan., stems from one alleged adoption scam in which J - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:07:51 GMT+00:00
New Kan. law alters AT&T pricing for local service - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek---Kansas- Gov. Sam Brownback has signed legislation that's expected to remove limits on AT&T Inc.'s rates for local telephone service. Brownback had a signing ceremony Thursday at an AT&T facility in the -Johnson Cou - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:41:35 GMT+00:00
KC e-tax bad idea - Kansas City Star (blog) Tweet this news
Kansas City Star (blog)--It is time to create an earnings tax for residents of -Kansas- City who work in -Johnson County-. Then we should use that money to lure -Kansas- City businesses to -Johnson County-. I'll bet that would persuade a few city lea - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:32:26 GMT+00:00
Rodrock Development: Free Q&A sessions eliminate guesswork when buying a home - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--Which is why -Johnson County- area real estate, construction and mortgage loan experts are teaming to present a series of free question and answer sessions today and Sunday designed to take the guesswork out of answering the question for - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:40:00 GMT+00:00
Decision to move EPA offices from KCK to Lenexa seems flawed - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--“It appears to be fairly significantly above the effective market rates for Class A space in southern -Johnson County-,” Johnson said. A review of the solicitation sent out by the GSA in its search for the EPA's office space rev - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:36:01 GMT+00:00
Kansas City NARI remodeled homes tour slated - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--Twenty-five homes throughout the metropolitan area, including six in -Kansas- City, Mo., two in Lee's Summit, and 16 in -Johnson County-, Kan., will be showcased on the tour which will be Saturday, April 30 from 10 am to 5 pm; and S - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:50:12 GMT+00:00

County Government & Unincorporated Areas :
District Area Served Commissioner Term Expires
One Northeast C. Edward Peterson January 12, 2015
Two North James Allen January 14, 2014
Three Southeast David Lindstrom January 14, 2013
Four East Central Jason Osterhaus January 12, 2015
Five West Central Michael Ashcraft January 12, 2015
Six Western Calvin Hayden January 14, 2013

Property tax rates by city in Johnson County (2005)>
Property tax rates by city in Johnson County (2005)
Property taxes :
City Commercial Real Property Motor Vehicle
De Soto 3.20 1.47 3.84
Gardner 3.39 1.56 4.07
Leawood 3.39 1.56 4.07
Lenexa 2.75 1.26 3.30
Merriam 2.57 1.18 3.08
Olathe 3.09 1.42 3.71
Overland Park 2.31 1.06 2.77
Prairie Village 2.71 1.25 3.25
Shawnee 2.61 1.20 3.13

Townships :
Township FIPS Population
center		 Population Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi)		 Land area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Aubry 03225 5,440 43 (112) 126 (49) 0 (0) 0.31%  
Gardner 25450 2,143 21 (55) 102 (39) 1 (0) 0.53%  
Lexington 39800 1,315 10 (25) 135 (52) 2 (1) 1.79%  
McCamish 43625 878 8 (20) 112 (43) 0 (0) 0.34%  
Monticello 47950 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 %  
Olathe 52600 1,187 27 (70) 44 (17) 0 (0) 0.04%  
Oxford 53825 2,020 121 (313) 17 (6) 0 (0) 1.54%  
Shawnee 64525 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 %  
Spring Hill 67650 2,059 29 (76) 70 (27) 0 (0) 0.30%  
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Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kansas

County seat: Olathe
CitiesBonner 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
TownshipsAubry * Gardner * Lexington * McCamish * Olathe * Oxford * Shawnee * Spring Hill
Unincorporated
community		Stilwell
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Kansas City Metropolitan Area's cities and counties

Central cityKansas City, Missouri
Largest cities (over 100,000 in 2000)Independence * Kansas City, Kansas * Olathe * Overland Park
Medium-sized cities (10,000 to 100,000 in 2000)Blue Springs * Belton * Excelsior Springs * Gladstone * Grandview * Lansing * Leawood * Leavenworth * Lee's Summit * Lenexa * Liberty * Merriam * Ottawa * Prairie Village * Raymore * Raytown * Shawnee
CountiesJackson * Clay * Cass * Platte * Lafayette * Ray * Clinton * Bates * Caldwell * Johnson * Wyandotte * Leavenworth * Miami * Franklin * Linn



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