Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana
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Johnson Township | |
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| Coordinates: 38°34′08″N 87°30′37″W / 38.56889°N 87.51028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Knox |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.98 sq mi (132.0 km2) |
| • Land | 50.51 sq mi (130.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,237 |
| • Density | 24.49/sq mi (9.456/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-38700[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453513 |
Johnson Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,237 (down from 1,382 at 2010[3]) and it contained 586 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,967 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,522 | 28.2% | |
| 1910 | 2,624 | 4.0% | |
| 1920 | 2,311 | −11.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,414 | 4.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,233 | −7.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,962 | −12.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,714 | −12.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,544 | −9.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,501 | −2.8% | |
| 1990 | 1,449 | −3.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,486 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,382 | −7.0% | |
| 2020 | 1,237 | −10.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Johnson Township is named for Thomas Johnson, an early pioneer settler who arrived in 1800, settling on land that later became the Purcell Station area. His son Thomas Johnson Jr. expanded the property and married into the Catt family.[6]
