Since 1963, Overland Park has had a mayor-council-manager form of government. Overland Parks's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report says that the biggest employers in Overland Park are:Īccording to Kansas, Overland Park is a "city of the first class". Companies with headquarters in Overland Park include Sprint Corporation, YRC Worldwide, Black & Veatch, Waddell & Reed, Ferrellgas, Ash Grove Cement Company, and Compass Minerals. Health care, retail trade, professional and technical services, finance and insurance, and information technology are Overland Park's five biggest industries. The service sector makes up most of the local economy. Economy Sprint World Headquarters Campus (2009) Overland Park is a city of both the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area. The 2010 United States Census says that there were 173,372 people, 71,443 households, and 45,516 families living in Overland Park. They usually have hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters.
Overland Park is in between North America's humid subtropical climate and humid continental climate zones. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 75.37 square miles (195.21 km 2). Overland Park is a few miles south of the Kansas River. The city is on the northern edge of the Osage Plains. The city center is about 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It is at the junction of Interstate 435 and U.S. Geography Location of Overland Park (in yellow) within the Kansas City metropolitan area Overland Park was awarded “Best city to raise a family” and “One of the most popular cities for millenials” in 2018. Overland Park officially became the second largest city in the state after becoming bigger than Kansas City, Kansas in the early 2000s. In 2010, it grew to have 173,250 people living there. On Overland Park was officially incorporated as a "city of first class".
It has the Sprint World Headquarters Campus. It is the second biggest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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