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Welcome to Johnson County ...

Time Zone: Johnson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Olathe is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 602,401 people. This is an increase of 10.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 545,655 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 19.12% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

  • De Soto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • De Soto is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
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  • Edgerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerton is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
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  • Fairway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
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  • Gardner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardner is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
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  • Lake Quivira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Leawood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
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  • Lenexa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
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  • Merriam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Merriam is located in Johnson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
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    • Mission
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
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    • Mission Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Mission Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Olathe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
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    • Overland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roeland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawnee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
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    • Spring Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
      • Spring Hill has also been known as:
      • Spring Hill Station
      • Springfield
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    • Westwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Westwood Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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