Kansas Counties

Johnson County, Kansas

Date Established:	August 25, 1855
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County Seat:	Olathe
Origin of Name:	In honor of the Rev. Thomas Johnson (1802-1865), who established a mission to the Shawnee Indians in 1829 (Shawnee Indian Mission in present-day Fairway, Johnson Co.).
Cities & Townships	Place Population (2020 census) Aubry Township  4,650  Bonner Springs (city)  0  Countryside (city)  (Defunct)   De Soto (city)  6,118  Edgerton (city)  1,748  Fairway (city)  4,170  Gardner (city)  23,287  Gardner Township  2,593  Lake Quivira (city)  961  Leawood (city)  33,902  Lenexa (city)  57,434  Lexington Township  1,497  McCamish Township  980  Merriam (city)  11,098  Mission (city)  9,954  Mission Hills (city)  3,594  Mission Township  (Defunct)   Mission Woods (city)  203  Monticello Township  (Defunct)   Olathe (city)  141,290  Olathe Township  894  Overland Park (city)  197,238  Oxford Township  2,027  Prairie Village (city)  22,957  Roeland Park (city)  6,871  Shawnee (city)  67,311  Shawnee Township  (Defunct)   Spring Hill (city)  4,932  Spring Hill Township  2,004  Westwood (city)  1,750  Westwood Hills (city)  400  Total population: 609,863
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Other Resources:	Post offices in Johnson County Cemeteries in Johnson County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Johnson County Bibliography Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites:	Johnson County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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