Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Johnson Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1843
Named For:Richard Johnson
Area Total Sq Mi:26.67
Area Land Sq Mi:26.67
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:450
Population Density Sq Mi:19.2
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:278
Elevation Ft:912
Coordinates:40.305°N -86.3089°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-38628[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453510

Johnson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 450 (down from 511 in 2010[4]) and it contained 213 housing units.

The township was named for Richard M. Johnson, a military officer and later vice president of the United States.[5] and it contained 213 housing units.

History

Johnson Township, established in March 1843 by the county commissioners, was one of the later areas of the county to be settled, it being originally included in the Big Miami Reserve and not open to white settlement until after the cession of 1838. The township's first white settlers were brothers George, William and Charles Thomas who arrived in 1839 and for two years were the only residents.

The township's early social and business center was Burget's Corner two and a half miles north of Scircleville which had a general store and a post office that remained in operation for over 30 years. The building housing the store and post office was later moved to Scircleville and used as a saloon. Berlin, another early settlement platted in 1847 in the southeastern part of the township, also faded into extinction during the 19th century.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4] A Norfolk Southern rail line runs east and west through the southern part of the township, connecting Frankfort and Tipton. The line previously operated as the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and the Nickel Plate.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bacon, Baker, Merrit, Plummer, Prairie Chapel, Scott and Stroup.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana . . Apr 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202528/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18023 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 32.
  6. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. Center Township.