Facts About Overland Park
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In 1905, Overland Park’s founder, William B. Strang Jr. arrived and began to plot subdivisions along an old military roadway, which later became the city’s principal thoroughfare.
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On May 20, 1960, Overland Park was officially incorporated as a “city of the first class”
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Overland Park officially became the second largest city in the state, following Wichita, Kansas, after passing Kansas City, Kansas.
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Overland Park is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of Interstate 435 and U.S. Route 69 immediately east of Olathe, the county seat.
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The city lies on the northern edge of the Osage Plains a few miles south of the Kansas River. One of the river’s tributaries, Turkey Creek, flows northeast through the extreme northern part of the city.
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The city of Overland Park has a total area of 75.37 square miles of which 74.84 square miles is land and 0.53 square miles is water.
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Overland Park has more than 1,800 acres of parkland and open space.
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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.
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Overland Park was the setting of the 2008 documentary series High School Confidential and the 2009-2011 television series United States of Tara. The YouTube series The Most Popular Girls in School is set in Overland Park.
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Overland Park has one sister city Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
