Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
and Tipton
. The line previously operated as the Lake Erie and Western Railroad
and the Nickel Plate
.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,866 people, 12,545 households, and 9,057 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 13,267 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 624. The township was named for Richard M. Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...
, a military officer and later vice president of the United States.
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
Scircleville, Indiana
Scircleville is an unincorporated town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.-History:Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store...
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
Berlin, Indiana
Berlin is an extinct town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana in the United States. Platted in 1847 on Indian Prairie near the southeast corner of the township, the town faded during the 19th century and by the early 1900s was "off the map"....
, another early settlement that was platted in 1847 in the southeastern part of the township, also faded into extinction during the 19th century.
Geography
Johnson Township covers an area of 26.69 square miles (69.1 km²). A Norfolk Southern rail line runs east and west through the southern part of the township, connecting FrankfortFrankfort, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...
and Tipton
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
. The line previously operated as the Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
The Lake Erie and Western Railroad was a railroad that operated in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.-The beginning:The Seney Syndicate linked several short railroads in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to form the Lake Erie and Western Railroad in 1879 and 1880...
and the Nickel Plate
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the Nickel Plate Road, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois...
.
Unincorporated towns
- HillisburgHillisburg, IndianaHillisburg is an unincorporated town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.-History:Hillisburg was laid out in 1874 by John Etherton Hillis , a local businessman and financier, and by 1886 had two general stores, two drug stores, a blacksmith shop, a saw mill, a grist mill and a grain elevator...
- ScirclevilleScircleville, IndianaScircleville is an unincorporated town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.-History:Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store...
Adjacent townships
- Forest TownshipForest Township, Clinton County, IndianaForest Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 843. The township was named for the large amount of timber it contained at the time it was organized.-History:...
(north) - Prairie Township, Tipton CountyPrairie Township, Tipton County, IndianaPrairie Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,213.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Groomsville at...
(northeast) - Jefferson Township, Tipton CountyJefferson Township, Tipton County, IndianaJefferson Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,486.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jefferson Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:...
(east) - Sugar Creek TownshipSugar Creek Township, Clinton County, IndianaSugar Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 486. The township is named for the stream that flows southwest through it.-History:...
(south) - Kirklin TownshipKirklin Township, Clinton County, IndianaKirklin Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,370.-History:The township was organized in 1837 from a piece of Jackson Township and named for Nathan Kirk, a local pioneer and the first settler in the eastern half of the county...
(southwest) - Michigan TownshipMichigan Township, Clinton County, IndianaMichigan Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,684. The township was named for the Michigan Road, an early thoroughfare through the area.-History:...
(west)