City profile · Mid-size City
Olathe, Kansas
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Olathe, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Bacon
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 145,062
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceolatheks.org ↗
- Official leadership pageolatheks.gov/government/city-council ↗
- City websiteolatheks.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Bacon CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 145,062
- Median household income
- $108,077
- Median age
- 36.3
- Land area
- 64.41 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,252.2 per sq mi
- County
- Johnson County
- Metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS
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