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Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest Counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790) and Newton County (created 1857).

The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi.) and the smallest is Ohio (87 sq. mi.). According to the Indiana Constitution, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles, nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size.

Many Indiana Counties are named for the US Founding Fathers and personalities of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and Battle of Tippecanoe; early leaders of Indiana Territory and Indiana, as well as surrounding states like Michigan and Kentucky; plus Native American tribes and geographical features.
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Johnson County, Indiana

Johnson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Franklin
Year Organized: 1822
Square Miles: 320
Court House:

5 West Jefferson
County Courthouse
Franklin, IN 46131-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Judge John Johnson, on of Indiana's 1st Supreme Court Judges

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Johnson County was Formally organized May 5, 1823. It was named for John Johnson, a judge of the Indiana Supreme Court. This is probably John Johnson of Knox County, delegate to the State constitutional convention, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1816

Johnson County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Blue River, Clark, Franklin, Hensley, Needham, Nineveh, Pleasant, Union and White River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 322 square miles (833 kmē), of which 320 square miles (829 kmē) is land and 1 square mile (4 kmē) (0.42%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

  • North: Marion County
  • East: Shelby County
  • Southeast: Bartholomew County
  • Southwest: Brown County
  • West: Morgan County

Cities and Towns:

- Bargersville town Incorporated Area
- Blue River township
- Clark township
- Edinburgh town Incorporated Area
- Franklin (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Greenwood city Incorporated Area
- Hensley township
- Needham township
- New Whiteland town Incorporated Area
- Nineveh township
- Pleasant township
- Princes Lakes town Incorporated Area
- Trafalgar town Incorporated Area
- Union township
- White River township
- Whiteland town Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 
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