Editing Overland Park, Kansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Overland Park, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

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|image_caption            = 95th and Metcalf at sunset (2013)
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson]]
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|established_date2        = 1960
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|leader_title             = [[Mayoral elections in Overland Park, Kansas|Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Curt Skoog<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/city-government/mayors-office/mayor-curt-skoog/|title=Mayor Curt Skoog}}</ref>
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 75.64
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| postal_code             = 66204, 66207, 66210, 66212-66214, 66221, 66223-66224<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/en/us/zip-maps/ks/city/borders/overland-park-zip-code-map|title=Overland Park ZIP Codes|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=July 9, 2023}}</ref>
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|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
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}}

'''Overland Park''' ({{respell|OH|vər|lend}} {{respell|PARK}}) is the largest city in [[Johnson County, Kansas]], United States,<ref name=gnis/> and the [[List of cities in Kansas#Highest population listing|second-most populous city]] in the state of [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jocogov.org/contact-us/all-locations/overland-park-convention-center|title=Overland Park Convention Center|accessdate=October 13, 2022}}</ref>  It is one of four [[principal city|principal cities]] in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 197,238.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admin.ks.gov/browse/files/ff18b8f6fd41461a85f90d68424b97f1/download|title=Overland Park Financial Report 2020|publisher=City of Overland Park|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Overland Park, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Overland_Park_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2053775 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123025132/https://data.census.gov/profile/Overland_Park_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2053775 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Overland Park, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/overlandparkcitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824050227/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/overlandparkcitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas#Prehistory|label 1=Early Kansas History}}
In 1905, [[William B. Strang Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ophistorical.org/military-road-to-metcalf.html|title=Military Road to Metcalf|website=Overland Park Historical Society|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414172245/https://www.ophistorical.org/military-road-to-metcalf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> arrived and began to plot subdivisions along an old military roadway, which later became the city's principal thoroughfare. He developed large portions of what would later become downtown Overland Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ophistorical.org/rails-to-suburbia-1900.html|title=Rails to Suburbia 1900|website=Overland Park Historical Society|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref>

On May 20, 1960, Overland Park was officially incorporated as a "city of first class",<ref>[http://www.opcvb.org/welcome/history.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306103619/http://www.opcvb.org/welcome/history.html|date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> with a population of 28,085. Less than thirty years later, the population had nearly quadrupled to 111,790 in 1990, increasing to 173,250 as of the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/overlandparkcitykansas/IPE120216|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Overland Park city, Kansas|website=www.census.gov|language=en|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> Overland Park officially became the second largest city in the state, following [[Wichita, Kansas]], after passing [[Kansas City, Kansas]] in the early 2000s.

Population growth in the city can mainly be attributed to the traditional greenfield [[Suburbanization|suburban]] development, appreciated on the city's annexation map.{{Clarify|date=December 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/maps-and-stats/maps/adobe-acrobat-pdf-maps/|title=Printable Maps – City of Overland Park, Kansas|website=www.opkansas.org|language=en-US|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> Overland Park's last annexation attempt, in 2008, garnered widespread news coverage after massive outcry from affected residents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kcur.org/post/overland-park-annexation-opponents-plan-appeal|title=Overland Park Annexation Opponents Plan Appeal|last=Ziegler|first=Laura|access-date=April 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/top_stories/overland-park-annexation-debate-heats-up/article_c4d4921e-300d-58f8-a986-96488dfb4113.html|title=Overland Park annexation debate heats up|last=Mo.|first=Jim Sullinger/The Kansas City Star|work=LakeExpo.com|access-date=April 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2012/08/03/overland-park-marches-south-as.html|last=Koepp|first=Paul|title=Overland Park marches south as annexation wins on appeal|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> Overland Park now{{When|date=December 2021}} has a combined land area of {{convert|75.37|sqmi|km2|2}} and spans nearly the full north–south length of [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]]. Since the expansion of Overland Park, state legislators have amended laws governing annexations to require a majority vote of affected residents in all future annexations over {{convert|40|acres|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article1063648.html|title=Lawmakers limit cities' annexation power|work=kansas|access-date=April 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

On April 13, 2014, [[Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting|a pair of shootings]] committed by a lone gunman occurred at the local Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City and Village Shalom, a local Jewish retirement community. A total of three people were killed in both shootings. The suspected gunman was described as a man in his seventies.<ref name="3 Dead After Suburban Kansas City Shooting">{{cite web |author=Maria Sudekum, Jim Suhr |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-suburban-kansas-city-shooting-23311016 |title=Kansas Shooting Suspect Had No Record of Violence - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name="3 dead after shootings at Kansas City-area Jewish centers">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/13/us/kansas-jewish-center-shooting/ |title=3 killed in shootings at Kansas City-area Jewish centers |publisher=CNN.com |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> He was later identified as a [[Neo-Nazi]]. He was [[Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.]]. He was taken into custody.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |author=Maria Sudekum |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/3-dead-after-suburban-Kansas-City-shooting-5399312.php |title=Supremacist ID'd as suspect in Kansas attacks |newspaper=SFGate |date=April 14, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=abcnews>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/73-year-custody-fatal-jewish-center-shooting/story?id=23310932 |title=Kansas Jewish Center Shooting Suspect Identified as Former KKK Leader - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Overland-park-map.gif|thumb|right|Location of Overland Park (in yellow) within the Kansas City metropolitan area]]

Overland Park is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of [[Interstate 435]] and [[U.S. Route 69 in Kansas|U.S. Route 69]] immediately east of [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]], the county seat. The city center is roughly {{convert|13|mi|km}} south-southwest of downtown [[Kansas City, Missouri]].<ref name=KDOT/>

The city lies on the northern edge of the [[Osage Plains]], a few miles south of the [[Kansas River]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = December 6, 2011}}</ref> One of the river's tributaries, Turkey Creek, flows northeastward through the extreme northern part of the city. South of Turkey Creek, the majority of the city lies in the watershed of the [[Blue River (Missouri)|Blue River]]. Several of the river's tributaries run east-northeast across the city; from north to south, these include Indian Creek, Tomahawk Creek, and Negro Creek. In the far southern part of the city, two more tributaries, Coffee Creek and Wolf Creek, join to form the main stem of the Blue River itself.<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Johnson County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = July 2010 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/johnson.PDF | access-date = December 6, 2011}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|75.37|sqmi|km2|2}} of which {{convert|74.84|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and 0.53&nbsp;square mile (1.38&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is water.<ref name="Census2020" />

Overland Park is a [[principal city]] of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]], and it borders other communities on all sides. These include [[Kansas City, Kansas]], to the north, [[Mission, Kansas|Mission]] and [[Prairie Village, Kansas|Prairie Village]] to the northeast, [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]] to the east, [[Stilwell, Kansas|Stilwell]] to the south, Olathe and [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]] to the west, and [[Shawnee, Kansas|Shawnee]] and [[Merriam, Kansas|Merriam]] to the northwest.<ref name=CountyMap/> Most of Overland Park, specifically the part of it lying north of 159th Street, lies within the area of Johnson County referred to as [[Shawnee Mission, Kansas|Shawnee Mission]].<ref>{{cite web | title = ZIP Code Lookup | publisher = [[United States Postal Service]] | url = http://webapps.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | access-date = May 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130508045711/http://webapps.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | archive-date = May 8, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Shawnee Mission Zip Code Map | publisher = MapsZipcode | url = http://www.mapszipcode.com/kansas/shawnee%20mission-zip-code-map | access-date = May 1, 2013}}</ref>

===Climate===
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.<ref>Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, 2007.</ref>
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===Surrounding cities===
{{Geographic location
|Center    = Overland Park
|North     = [[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|Northeast = [[Mission, Kansas|Mission]]
|East      = [[Prairie Village, Kansas|Prairie Village]]
|Southeast = [[Leawood, Kansas|Leawood]]
|Southwest = [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]]
|West      = [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]
|Northwest = [[Shawnee, Kansas|Shawnee]]
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 21110
|1970= 76623
|1980= 81784
|1990= 111790
|2000= 149080
|2010= 173372
|2020= 197238
|estyear=2023
|estimate=197089
|estref=<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/overlandparkcitykansas/POP010210 U.S. Census Overland Park Quick Facts 2023 estimate</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref><br />2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Overland Park, Kansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Overland Park city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2053775&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Overland Park city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2053775&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Overland Park city, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2053775&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|131,782
|140,087
|style='background: #ffffe6; |144,363
|88.40%
|80.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.19%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,729
|7,357
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,854
|2.50%
|4.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|349
|465
|style='background: #ffffe6; |426
|0.23%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,687
|10,846
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,311
|3.81%
|6.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.28%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|51
|64
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|126
|262
|style='background: #ffffe6; |825
|0.08%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,736
|3,380
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,949
|1.16%
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,620
|10,911
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,423
|3.77%
|6.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''149,080'''
|'''173,372'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''197,238'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The U.S. Census accounts for race by two methodologies. "Race alone" and "Race alone less Hispanics" where Hispanics are delineated separately as if a separate race. 

According to the [[2020 United States census]], the racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 75.04% (147,999) [[White (U.S. Census)|White alone]], 4.60% (9,068) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone]], 0.35% (694) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone]], 9.31% (18,368) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone]], 0.05% (101) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone]], 2.55% (5,037) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone]], and 8.10% (15,971) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=P1: Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Overland Park, Kansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=p2&g=160XX00US2053775|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

According to the 2020 United States census, the racial and ethnic makeup (where Hispanics are excluded from the racial counts and placed in their own category) was 73.19% (144,363) [[Non-Hispanic whites|White alone (non-Hispanic)]], 4.49% (8,854) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.22% (426) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American alone (non-Hispanic)]], 9.28% (18,311) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.04% (87) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander alone (non-Hispanic)]], 0.42% (825) [[Race (United States Census)|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)]], 4.54% (8,949) [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial or Mixed Race (non-Hispanic)]], and 7.82% (15,423) [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 173,372 people, 71,443 households, and 45,516 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,316.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 76,280 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,019.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 84.4% [[White American|White]], 4.3% [[African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], 6.3% [[Asian American|Asian]], 2.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] of any race were 6.3% of the population.<ref name=Census2020>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=December 6, 2011}}</ref>

There were 71,443 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41, and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name="Census2020" />

The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.<ref name="Census2020" />

The median income for a household in the city was $71,513, and the median income for a family was $93,293. Males had a median income of $65,210 versus $43,413 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $39,319. 4.9% of the population and 3.3% of families were living below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.9% of those 65 and older.<ref name="Census2020" />

===Metropolitan area===

Overland Park is more densely populated than and the most populous [[suburb]] of [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://statisticalatlas.com/metro-area/Missouri/Kansas-City/Population#figure/place/population-density | title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Principal Cities of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, March 2020|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/delineation-files/list2_2020.xls}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McCammon|first=Sarah|url= https://www.flatlandkc.org/people-places/kansas-city-booms-sprawls-forget/|title= As Kansas City Booms And Sprawls, Trying Not To Forget Those In Between|work=[[National Public Radio]]|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref> It has a lower detached single family housing rate than Kansas City and has more people commuting into it than out making its daytime population 235,000.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://data.census.gov/table?q=DP04&g=160XX00US2053775,2938000 |title=Selected Housing Characteristics|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date= January 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicsectorsearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Overland-Park-KS-Chief-of-Police.pdf|title=Overland Park Kansas Chief of Police|publisher=Overland Park, Kansas|access-date= January 18, 2025}}</ref> It is a principal city of both the [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]] and the [[Kansas City metropolitan area#Associated areas|Kansas City–Overland Park–Kansas City, MO–KS Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-01|date=February 28, 2013|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b-13-01.pdf|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[Office of Management and Budget]]|access-date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Sprint-hq2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[[Aspiria|Aspiria Office Complex]] (2009)]]
The [[Tertiary sector of the economy|service sector]] constitutes most of the local economy. Health care, retail trade, professional and technical services, finance and insurance, and information technology are the city's five largest industries.<ref name=Clusters>{{cite web | title = Industry Clusters | publisher = Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council | url = http://www.opedc.org/industry-workforce/industry-clusters/ | access-date = June 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140713044003/http://www.opedc.org/industry-workforce/industry-clusters/ | archive-date = July 13, 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Companies with headquarters in the city include [[Black & Veatch]], [[Ash Grove Cement Company]], and [[Compass Minerals]].<ref name=Employers>{{cite web | title = Leading Employers | publisher = Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council | url = http://www.opedc.org/industry-workforce/leading-employers/ | access-date = June 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131116075334/http://www.opedc.org/industry-workforce/leading-employers/ | archive-date = November 16, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>  The city seeks to attract technology companies in particular, such as [[Netsmart Technologies]] which relocated its headquarters there in 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2012/02/17/netsmart-technologies-picks-overland.html?page=all | title=Netsmart Technologies picks Overland Park for new headquarters | first=Alyson | last=Raletz | newspaper=Kansas City Business Journal | date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>  Restaurant chain [[Applebee's]] was headquartered in the city from 1993 to 2007.<ref>{{cite news | last = Collison | first = Kevin | title = Applebee's to move headquarters, 390 jobs to Kansas City, Mo. from Lenexa | newspaper = [[The Wichita Eagle]] | date = May 28, 2011 | url = http://www.kansas.com/2011/05/27/1867830/applebees-to-move-headquarters.html | access-date = June 2, 2013}}</ref> It is also home to the Overland Park Xchange building, the 3rd largest office building in the [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area]] totalling 735,000 square feet of office space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/subscriber-only/2017/10/13/kcs-largest-multitenant-office.html|title = KC's Largest Multitenant Office Buildings}}</ref>

As of 2014, 71.8% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 0.1% was in the armed forces, and 71.7% was in the civilian labor force with 68.1% being employed and 3.7% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was:  53.0% in management, business, science, and arts; 26.2% in sales and office occupations; 11.3% in service occupations; 4.0% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance; 5.5% in production, transportation, and material moving. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were:  educational services, health care, and social assistance (22.5%); professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.4%); and retail trade (10.7%).<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> T-Mobile (former Sprint headquarters) is the largest employer in the city followed by [[Shawnee Mission School District]], [[Johnson County Community College]], [[Blue Valley School District]], Black & Veatch, OptumRx, the City of Overland Park, Yellow Corporation, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and Waddell & Reed.<ref name=Employers/>

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 city is 88.2.<ref name=CityData/> As of 2014, the median home value in the city was $225,000, the median selected monthly owner cost was $1,712 for housing units with a mortgage and $570 for those without, and the median gross rent was $974.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

It was home to the [[Sprint Corporation]] before its merger with [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporateofficedata.com/telecommunications/sprint/|title=Sprint Headquarters and Corporate Office Info &#124; Corporate Office Data}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://companyheadquarter.org/garmin/ |title=Garmin Corporate Office Headquarters & Customer Service Info |date=July 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opus-group.com/Work/AMC-Theatre-Support-Center|title=AMC Theatre Support Center|website=The Opus Group}}</ref>  Part of its former corporate campus was sold in 2019 to a firm named Occidental Management.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Miranda|last2=Lieberman|first2=Lily|date=July 9, 2019|title=Sprint closes deal to sell Overland Park campus|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/07/09/sprint-occidental-management-op-campus-deal-closes.html|access-date=September 22, 2021|website=Kansas City Business Journal}}</ref>  Telephone company [[Embarq]] formerly had its national headquarters in Overland Park before its acquisition by [[CenturyTel]] in 2009; the company still employs several hundred people in [[Gardner, Kansas|Gardner]].

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="2015CAFR">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandview.org/home/showdocument?id=3891|title=Grandview 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|format=PDF |access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
||1
|[[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]]
|6,300
|-
|2
|[[Shawnee Mission School District]]
|3,974
|-
|3
|[[Blue Valley USD 229|Blue Valley School District]]
|3,313
|-
|4
|[[Black & Veatch|Black & Veatch Engineering Consultants]]
|2,649
|-
|5
|[[Johnson County Community College]]
|2,377
|-
|6
|[[UnitedHealth Group|OptumRx]]
|2,000
|-
|7
|[[Waddell & Reed|Waddell & Reed Financial]]
|1,350
|-
|8
|[[Overland Park Regional Medical Center]]
|1,200
|-
|9
|City of Overland Park
|1,142
|-
|10
|Empower Retirement
|1,000
|}

==Government==
Under state statute, Overland Park is a [[Kansas#Important cities and towns|city of the first class]].<ref name=LKM>{{cite web | title = Overland Park | work = Directory of Kansas Public Officials | publisher = The League of Kansas Municipalities | url = http://www.lkm.org/directory/cities.php?ID=612 | access-date = April 30, 2013}}</ref> Since 1963, it has had a [[Council-manager government|mayor-council-manager]] form of government.<ref name=CityManager>{{cite web | title = City Manager's Office | publisher = City of Overland Park | url = http://www.opkansas.org/city-government/department-directory/city-managers-office/ | access-date = April 30, 2013 | archive-date = July 12, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130712001030/http://www.opkansas.org/city-government/department-directory/city-managers-office/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[city council]] consists of 13 members popularly elected every four years with staggered terms in office. For representative purposes, the city is divided into six [[Wards of the United States|wards]] with two members elected from each ward. The mayor is the 13th member, elected [[Plurality-at-large voting|at-large]].<ref name=CityCouncil>{{cite web | title = City Council | publisher = City of Overland Park | url = http://www.opkansas.org/city-government/city-council/ | access-date = April 30, 2013}}</ref> The council sets policy for the city, annually identifies city priorities for the [[Kansas Legislature]] and the [[United States Congress]], and authorizes ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and agreements.<ref name=CityManager/><ref name=CityCouncil/><ref name=Mayor>{{cite web | title = Mayor's Office | publisher = City of Overland Park | url = http://www.opkansas.org/city-government/mayors-office/ | access-date = April 30, 2013}}</ref> The council meets on the first and third Monday of each month.<ref name=LKM/> 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.<ref name=Mayor/> The [[city manager]] administers city operations and implements policies set by the city council.<ref name=CityManager/>

Overland Park lies within [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district|Kansas's 3rd U.S. Congressional District]], which is represented by [[Sharice Davids]]. For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature, the city is located in the 6th through 8th, 10th, 11th, 21st, and 37th districts of the [[Kansas Senate]] and the 8th, 16th, 19th through 24th, 27th through 29th, and 48th districts of the [[Kansas House of Representatives]].<ref name=LKM/>

===Law enforcement===
The [[Overland Park Police Department (Kansas)|Overland Park Police Department]] is the main agency to patrol all of Overland Park with the [[Johnson County Sheriff's Office]] also assisting with serving papers and other court documents to people who work in the city as well as patrolling the unincorporated parts of the county and other cities in the county. OPPD has 310 full-time employees and 255 commissioned officers.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} On October 14, 2024, Doreen Jokerst was sworn in as the department's first female police chief.<ref name="Jackson 2024">{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Alyssa |title=Overland Park's 1st female police chief has arrived, explains reforming policing, holistic crime approach |website=KSHB 41 Kansas City News |date=October 31, 2024 |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/overland-parks-1st-female-police-chief-has-arrived-explains-reforming-policing-holistic-crime-approach |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="McLaughlin 2024">{{cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Kaylie |title=Overland Park's new top cop wants to bring transparency and innovation to the job |website=Johnson County Post |date=October 22, 2024 |url=https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/10/22/chief-doreen-jokerst-oppd-245484/ |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Kansas Highway Patrol]] tends to patrol the various interstates running through the city including [[Interstate 35 in Kansas|Interstate 35]] which runs through Overland Park along with [[U.S. Route 69 in Kansas|U.S. Route 69]] which runs through Overland Park and [[Interstate 635 (Kansas-Missouri)|Interstate 635]] on the Overland Park section being the main highways patrolled by KHP in Overland Park. However the KHP also does assist OPPD in instances such as car chases, traffic stops and other instances of officer needs assistance calls.

==Education==
===Primary and secondary education===
Overland Park spans four [[Public education#United States|public school]] districts. The portion of the city north of Interstate 435 lies within the [[Shawnee Mission School District]] (SMSD).<ref name=JOCOlMap>{{cite web |title=Johnson County Online Mapping |publisher=Johnson County, Kansas |url=http://maps.jocogov.org/ims/ |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools |publisher=[[Shawnee Mission School District]] |url=http://www.smsd.org/schools/pages/default.aspx |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Most of the city south of I-435 lies within the [[Blue Valley USD 229|Blue Valley School District]].<ref name=JOCOlMap /> Blue Valley, also based in Overland Park, operates 20 elementary schools, nine middle schools, five high schools, and one [[Alternative school#United States|alternative high school]] in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Sites |publisher=[[Blue Valley USD 229|Blue Valley School District]] |url=http://www.bluevalleyk12.org/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=5& |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> A portion of western Overland Park lies within the [[Olathe School District|Olathe Public Schools]] district which operates two elementary schools in the city.<ref name=JOCOlMap /><ref>{{cite web |title=School Directory |publisher=[[Olathe School District|Olathe Public Schools]] |url=http://www.olatheschools.com/schools2/school-directory |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> The extreme southwestern part of Overland Park lies within the [[Spring Hill, Kansas|Spring Hill]] School District.<ref name=JOCOlMap />

There are more than 12 private and parochial schools in Overland Park.<ref name=CityData>{{cite web |title=Overland Park, Kansas |publisher=City-Data.com |url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Overland-Park-Kansas.html |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Schools |publisher=City of Overland Park |url=http://www.opkansas.org/resident-resources/schools-in-overland-park/ |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728045857/http://www.opkansas.org/resident-resources/schools-in-overland-park/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]] oversees five [[Catholic schools]] in the city including four elementary schools and [[St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas)|St. Thomas Aquinas High School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore our Catholic schools! |publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]] |url=http://www.archkck.org/schoolwebsites |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] oversees two schools, Bethany Lutheran School ([[School grades (US)|Grades]] K–8) and Christ Lutheran School (K–8).<ref>{{cite web |title=About Bethany |publisher=Bethany Lutheran School |url=http://www.bethanyschool.net/Main_Horiz_Menu_Pages/About_Bethany/About_Bethany.html |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628142159/http://bethanyschool.net/Main_Horiz_Menu_Pages/About_Bethany/About_Bethany.html |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |publisher=Christ Lutheran School |url=http://christlutheranschoolop.com/ |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> The [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] oversees a third [[Lutheran school]], Mount Olive Lutheran School (K–8).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Olive Lutheran School |publisher=Mount Olive Lutheran School |url=http://www.mtolivelutheranschool.com/ |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Other [[Christian school]]s in the city are [[Kansas City Christian School]]'s Oxford Park Campus (PK–2) and Overland Christian Schools (PK–12).<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Campuses |publisher=[[Kansas City Christian School]] |url=http://www.kcchristianschool.org/our_campuses |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627215334/http://www.kcchristianschool.org/our_campuses |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Overland Christian Schools |publisher=Overland Christian Schools |url=http://overlandchristian.org/home-2 |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Overland Park also hosts one Jewish school, [[Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy]] (K–12).<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |publisher=[[Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy]] |url=http://www.hbha.edu/about/welcome |access-date=June 27, 2014}}</ref> Non-religious private schools in the city include Accelerated Schools of Overland Park (4–12) and two [[Montessori school]]s.<ref name=CityData /><ref>{{cite web |title=Accelerated Schools of Overland Park History |publisher=Accelerated Schools of Overland Park |url=http://www.acceleratedschoolsop.org/about/ |access-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809174523/http://acceleratedschoolsop.org/about/ |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kansas City Japanese School, a [[Hoshuko|Japanese weekend educational program]], is held at the [[Kansas Christian College (Overland Park)|Kansas Christian College]] in Overland Park.<ref name=NAList>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155208/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/002/002.htm 北米の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）]." () [[MEXT]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2014. "c/o Kansas Christian College, 7401 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204, U.S.A."</ref>

K–12 schools:
* [[Blue Valley School District]]
* [[Shawnee Mission School District]]
* [[Olathe Public Schools]]
* Spring Hill Schools
* [[St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kansas)|St. Thomas Aquinas High School]]
* Ascension Catholic School
* Bethany Lutheran
* John Paul the Second
* Oxford Campus Kansas City Christian
* Overland Christian
* Mt. Olive
* Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy
* Holy Spirit
* Holy Cross
* Christ Lutheran
*Horizon Academy

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Cleveland University-Kansas City]] (formerly Cleveland Chiropractic College)
* [[Ottawa University]] – adult campus
* [[University of Kansas Edwards Campus]]
* [[Johnson County Community College]]
* [[Baker University]] – satellite campus
* [[Emporia State University]] – satellite campus
* [[Kansas Christian College (Overland Park)|Kansas Christian College]]
* [[Rasmussen College]]
The [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]] is based in Overland Park; its competitive peer, the [[International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education]], is based in neighboring [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]].

===Libraries===
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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jocolibrary.org/locations|title=Locations|website=Johnson County Library}}</ref>
More than just about the 14 locations the first one started in the early 1950s.They partner with other agencies such as the Department of health. They have a great volunteer program, access to magazines, they offer opportunities to learn new languages and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jocogov.org/newsroom/magazines/joco-magazine/spring-2023/10-things-know-about-johnson-county-library |title=10 Things to know about Johnson County Library |website=jocogov.org |access-date=2025-02-10}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Interstate 435 (Kansas)|Interstate 435]], the Kansas City area's [[beltway]], and [[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Route 50]] run concurrently east–west through central Overland Park. [[Interstate 35 (Kansas)|Interstate 35]] runs northeast–southwest through the city's northwestern and northern fringe. [[U.S. Route 56 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 56]] and [[U.S. Route 169 (Kansas)|U.S. 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. [[U.S. Route 69 (Kansas)|U.S. Route 69]] runs generally north–south through the city, merging with I-35, U.S. 56, and U.S. 169 at interchange 225 just northwest of the city. U.S. 69 then splits off to the east with U.S. 56 and U.S. 169 as Shawnee Mission Parkway before turning north again as Metcalf Avenue. In extreme northern Overland Park, U.S. 69 then re-merges with I-35. Metcalf Avenue continues north out of the city as [[Interstate 635 (Kansas)|Interstate 635]].<ref name=GoogleMaps>{{cite web | title = Overland Park, KS | publisher = [[Google Maps]] | url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Overland+Park,+KS/@38.916664,-94.6843604 | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref>

[[Johnson County Transit]], also known as "The JO", provides public transportation via multiple bus routes throughout the city. Several of these routes connect Overland Park with other suburbs and downtown Kansas City, Missouri.<ref>{{cite web | title = System Map | publisher = [[Johnson County Transit]] | url = http://www.jocogov.org/sites/default/files/documents/TRN/routes/JCTSystemMap.pdf | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref>

[[Kansas City International Airport]] is located approximately {{convert|22|mi|abbr=on}} north of central Overland Park.<ref name=GoogleMaps/> [[Johnson County Executive Airport]], a public [[general aviation]] facility, is located immediately west of the city in Olathe.<ref name=GoogleMaps/><ref>{{cite web | title = KOJC - Johnson County Executive Airport | publisher = AirNav.com | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/KOJC | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref>

[[BNSF Railway]] and [[Union Pacific Railroad]] each operate a freight rail line through Overland Park. The BNSF line runs roughly parallel with I-35 through the northwestern and northern fringe of the city. The Union Pacific line runs northeast through the extreme southeastern part of the city.<ref name=CountyMap/> Kansas City's [[Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri)|Union Station]], which is a stop on [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Missouri River Runner]]'' and ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' passenger rail lines, is located approximately {{convert|8|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of central Overland Park.<ref name=GoogleMaps/>

===Utilities===
[[Evergy]] (formerly [[Kansas City Power and Light Company|Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L)]]) provides electric power. [[Google Fiber]], [[AT&T]], [[Spectrum (TV service)|Spectrum]], and [[SureWest|Consolidated Communications]] offer cable television, landline telephone, and broadband internet service.<ref name=Utilities>{{cite web | title = Utilities | publisher = City of Overland Park | url = http://www.opkansas.org/resident-resources/utilities-in-overland-park/ | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref> Local residents predominantly use [[natural gas]] for heating fuel; utility gas service is provided by [[Atmos Energy]] and [[Kansas Gas Service]].<ref name=CityData/><ref name=Utilities/> WaterOne, an independent public utility, oversees water provision, distribution, and infrastructure maintenance.<ref>{{cite web | title = Our Story | publisher = WaterOne | url = http://www.waterone.org/about-us/our-story | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref> The Johnson County Wastewater department manages waste water collection, transportation, and treatment.<ref>{{cite web | title = Wastewater | publisher = Johnson County, Kansas | url = http://www.jocogov.org/dept/wastewater/home | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref> Multiple privately owned trash haulers, evaluated and given permits by the city government, offer trash removal and recycling service.<ref>{{cite web | title = Trash Haulers/Disposal | publisher = City of Overland Park | url = http://www.opkansas.org/resident-resources/trash-and-recycling/permitted-trash-haulersdisposal-sites/ | access-date = June 26, 2014}}</ref>

===Health care===
Hospitals in Overland Park include [[AdventHealth South Overland Park]], [[Menorah Medical Center]], [[Overland Park Regional Medical Center]] and [[Saint Luke's South Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahd.com/states/hospital_KS.html|title=Individual Hospital Statistics for Kansas|website=American Hospital Directory|access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref>

==Media==
{{see also|Media in Kansas City, Missouri}}
''[[The Kansas City Star]]'', Kansas City's main daily newspaper, provides coverage of local news and publishes an edition specific to Johnson County.<ref>{{cite web | title = Overland Park: Communications | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Overland-Park-Communications.html | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref> In addition, two newspapers are published in Overland Park:  the ''Campus Ledger'', the bi-weekly [[Johnson County Community College]] student newspaper, and ''Kansas City Nursing News'', a weekly trade publication.<ref>{{cite web | title = Record Details - Campus Ledger | publisher = Kansas Press Association | url = http://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=2723 | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Record Details - Kansas City Nursing News | publisher = Kansas Press Association | url = http://kspress.com/viewRecord.php?recid=1355 | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref>

Overland Park is in both the Kansas City [[Media market#Radio|radio]] and [[Media market#Television|television market]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2009 Arbitron Radio Metro Map | publisher = [[Arbitron]] | url = http://blog.masslive.com/localbuzz_impact/2009/05/Arb_US_Metro_Map_09.pdf | access-date = August 3, 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720131140/http://blog.masslive.com/localbuzz_impact/2009/05/Arb_US_Metro_Map_09.pdf | archive-date = July 20, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas City [TV Market Map] | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://www.dishuser.com/TVMarkets/City%20Maps/Kansas%20City.gif | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref> One radio station broadcasts from Overland Park: [[KCCV]]. It broadcasts on both 760 AM and 92.3 FM, playing a [[Christian radio|Religious]] format.<ref>{{cite web | title = Radio Stations in Overland Park, Kansas | publisher = Radio-locator | url = http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Overland+Park%2C+KS&x=0&y=0&sid= | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref> KCCV is the flagship station of the [[Bott Radio Network|Bott Radio Network (BRN)]], a network of [[Christian radio]] stations which is headquartered in Overland Park.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kansas City 760 AM / 92.3 FM / 88.9 FM, 101.5 FM | publisher = [[Bott Radio Network]] | url = http://www.bottradionetwork.com/stations/kansas/kansas-city/info.php | access-date = August 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116205029/http://www.bottradionetwork.com/stations/kansas/kansas-city/info.php | archive-date = January 16, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=BRN>{{cite web | title = About BRN | publisher = [[Bott Radio Network]] | url = http://www.bottradionetwork.com/about/index.php | access-date = August 3, 2013}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Overland Park has more than {{convert|1800|acre|km2}} of park land and open space.  The city's 72 parks offer public golf, sand volleyball, hiking and biking trails, playgrounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, and reservable shelters.

==Culture==
===Points of interest===
[[File:Waterfall and Flowers, OP Arboretum.jpg|thumb|Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens]]
[[File:Aerial View of Oak Park Mall (7590693896).jpg|thumb|right|[[Oak Park Mall]]]]
The [[Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens]] is {{convert|300|acre|ha}}.  The [[Oak Park Mall]] is one of the area's top shopping locations with nearly 200 stores.

The Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center houses the Johnson County Museum, KidScape, resident theatre company Theatre in the Park, a fine arts program, an emerging arts program, and the Overland Park Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johnson County Kansas Museum|url=https://www.jocoahc.com/|publisher=Johnson County Park & Recreation District|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>

The [[Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead]] is a {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} farm with animals, hay rides, a fishing pond, an early 1900s school house, and a children's gold mining camp.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

The Overland Park Golf Division operates two public golf courses: St. Andrews Golf Club and the Sykes Lady Golf Club. These courses host more than 130,000 rounds of golf a year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex was named the top soccer facility in the nation by Livability because it is considered the only complex of its kind in the United States.  It covers {{convert|96|acre|ha|abbr=on}} and offers 12 lighted, regulation size synthetic, turf fields with a cooling system to control turf temperature on hot days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/recreation-fun/sports-facilities/scheels-overland-park-soccer-complex/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701150005/http://opkansas.org/_Res/Parks_and_Recreation/Soccer/index.cfm|url-status= dead|title=Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex|archivedate=July 1, 2008}}</ref>

The city is also home to [[Overland Park Convention Center]].

In 2015, Topgolf driving range and entertainment complex opened in Overland Park.  It offers a driving range, bar, and restaurant complex, and employs more than 450 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fox4kc.com/news/topgolf-overland-park-looking-to-hire-450-new-employees/|title=Fox4KC|date=May 4, 2015}}</ref>

Historic Downtown Overland Park contains a farmers' market, the clocktower plaza and a statue of Overland Park City founder [[William B. Strang Jr.]]  It also hosts the [[Strang Carriage House]] and is home to the Overland Park Historical Society.

The [[Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art]] is on the campus of [[Johnson County Community College]].

The city has numerous public art works installed under the Public Art Program.

There are two community centers in the city: Matt Ross Community Center and Tomahawk Ridge Community Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opkansas.org/things-to-see-and-do/community-centers/|title=Community Centers|website=City of Overland Park, Kansas|language=en-US|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
Overland Park is highly populated by Protestants, reflective of the overall population of the state of [[Kansas]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} Large [[Baptist]], [[Methodist]], [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]] and [[Pentecostal]] churches dot the landscape of Overland Park as well as its neighboring suburbs. Also, Overland Park is home to a significant number of Roman Catholics.  Overland Park falls within the boundaries of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]].  Parishes such as St. Michael the Archangel, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Ascension and Queen of the Holy Rosary serve Catholics in Overland Park. Holy Cross offers a Spanish mass for the Hispanic community in the city.

Overland Park is also served by a number of synagogues: [[Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner]], an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[synagogue]] established in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], in 1894.<ref name=history>[http://www.biav.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=105 BIAV History], Synagogue website.</ref><ref>Lipoff, Beth. "New year, new rabbi for Congregation BIAV", ''The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle'', September 26, 2008.</ref> Other Orthodox synagogues include the [[Chabad]] House Center which serves as the Chabad Headquarters for Kansas and Missouri, and the Torah Learning Center.<ref name=chabadhq>[http://www.kansasjewish.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/100787/jewish/About-Us.htm About Chabad House Center of Kansas City], Chabad website.</ref> There are several other synagogues, too, including Kehilath Israel, Congregation Beth Torah, and [[The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah]].

Overland Park is also home to a relatively small Muslim population. The Islamic Center of Johnson County serves as a mosque and a community center for Muslims in Overland Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cres.org/pubs/IslaminKC.htm|title = CRES Multifaith Resources - Community Resources for Exploring Spirituality - Center for Religious Experience and Study}}</ref> There is also a growing Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist population in Overland Park and surrounding areas.

===In popular culture===
Overland Park is the setting of the 2008 documentary series ''[[High School Confidential (TV series)|High School Confidential]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = High School Confidential | website = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139188/ | access-date = April 23, 2013}}</ref> the 2009–2011 television series, ''[[United States of Tara]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title = Overland Park, KS | work = 6-figure towns | publisher = [[CNNMoney.com]] | date = July 21, 2009 | url = https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/moneymag/0907/gallery.bplive_6_figure_towns.moneymag/26.html | access-date = April 23, 2013}}</ref> and the web series ''[[The Most Popular Girls in School]]''.

==Notable people==
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People who were born in, or have lived in, Overland Park include film directors [[Michael Almereyda]] (''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]'') and [[Darren Lynn Bousman]] ([[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'']]), actors [[Rob Riggle]], [[Tom Kane]], [[Paul Rudd]], [[Jason Sudeikis]], [[Sarah Lancaster]], [[John Lehr]], [[David Dastmalchian]], and [[eSports]] player [[Johnathan Wendel]].

==Sister cities==
Overland Park has one sister city.
*{{flagdeco|DEU}} [[Bietigheim-Bissingen]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany<ref>[http://www.opkansas.org/About-Overland-Park/Overland-Park-Sister-City-Bietigheim-Bissingen-Germany Sister City – City of Overland Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428045042/http://www.opkansas.org/about-overland-park/overland-park-sister-city-bietigheim-bissingen-germany/ |date=April 28, 2013 }}. Opkansas.org. Retrieved on July 14, 2013.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Johnson County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Johnson County, Kansas}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.opkansas.org/}}
* [https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/ Overland Park - Visitor's Bureau]
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/KansasCity.pdf Overland Park city map], KDOT

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