Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Johnson Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Johnson Township in Clinton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
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government_type = Indiana township
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established_title = Organized
established_date = 1843
named_for = Richard Johnson

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area_total_km2 = 69.14
area_land_km2 = 69.14
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 26.69
area_land_sq_mi = 26.69
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 624
population_density_km2 = 9.03
population_density_sq_mi = 23.38

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 278
elevation_ft = 912
latd = 40
latm = 18
lats = 18
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 18
longs = 32
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-38628GR|2
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Johnson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 624. The township was named for Richard M. Johnson, a military officer and later vice president of the United States.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
pages=p. 32]

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 James 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 that was platted in 1847 in the southeastern part of the township, also faded into extinction during the 19th century.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
chapter=Center Township]

Geography

Johnson Township covers an area of 26.69 square miles. 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

* Hillisburg
* Scircleville

Adjacent townships

* Forest Township (north)
* Prairie Township, Tipton County (northeast)
* Jefferson Township, Tipton County (east)
* Sugar Creek Township (south)
* Kirklin Township (southwest)
* Michigan Township (west)

Cemeteries

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

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Clinton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County]