Overland Park Wedding

Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a suburb of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Overland Park sixth on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500.

The city was incorporated as a first-class city on May 20, 1960, making it one of the youngest communities in Johnson County. Its initial population was 28,085 and was bounded by Antioch Road (West), 107th Street (South), Chadwick (East) and I-35 (North).

In 1960 the population was 28,085 with 17.2 square miles incorporated. By 1990 the population was 111,790 and in 1995 the incorporated land area was 56.6 square miles. Since 1995, the population has since grown to over 167,000 by 2005 with 62.26 square miles of land area. Overland Park is now the second most populous city in Kansas.

The city traces its roots back to 1905, with the arrival of its founder, William B. Strang Jr., who platted subdivisions along a military roadway on 600 acres (2.4 km) he purchased that are now part of the old downtown area.