| Official Name: | Dick Johnson Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1355 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 197 |
| Elevation Ft: | 646 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5647°N -87.1636°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-18118[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453265 |
Dick Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,355 (down from 1,453 at 2010[3]) and it contained 576 housing units.[4]
Dick Johnson Township was established in the late 1830s. This township was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren.[5] There is also a Van Buren Township in Clay County in honor of the 8th President.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.54%) is land and (or 0.46%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains seventeen cemeteries: Archer, Carter, Orchard, Perth, Saint Marys, Sampson, Greek Catholic, Cottage Hill, Eldridge, Don & Chris Loughmiller, [Unnamed], Bee Ridge, Rock Run, Kessel, Percals, Odell, & Webster