Olathe, city, seat of Johnson County, northeastern Kansas, near Kansas City; incorporated 1868. It is an industrial and distribution center for the surrounding agricultural area. Major manufactures include aircraft parts, batteries, farm machinery, boots, and wood and petroleum products. Olathe is the site of Mid-America Nazarene College (1966), the Kansas School for the Deaf (1866), and a historical museum. The name of the city, established on the Santa Fe Trail in 1857, is from a Shawnee term believed to mean “beautiful.” Population 37,258 (1980); 63,352 (1990); 92,962 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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