Johnson County, Indiana

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

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Etymology - Origin of County Name

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

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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 km²), of which 320 square miles (829 km²) is land and 1 square mile (4 km²) (0.42%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

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

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