Johnson County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°52′N 94°52′W / 38.867°N 94.867°W | |
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Founded | August 25, 1855 |
Named for | Thomas Johnson |
Seat | Olathe |
Largest city | Overland Park |
Area | |
• Total | 480 sq mi (1,200 km2) |
• Land | 473 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
• Water | 6.5 sq mi (17 km2) 1.4% |
Population | |
• Total | 609,863 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 622,237 ![]() |
• Density | 1,296/sq mi (500/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | jocogov.org |
Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas, along the border of the state of Missouri. Its county seat is Olathe.[5] As of the 2020 census, the population was 609,863, the most populous county in Kansas.[3] The county was named after Thomas Johnson, a Methodist missionary who was one of the state's first settlers. Largely suburban, the county contains a number of suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri, including Overland Park, a principal city of and second most populous city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.[6][7]
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