Johnson Township is one of ten
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Knox County, Indiana
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside, St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradu ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,382 and it contained 581 housing units.
History
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.08%) is land and (or 0.92%) is water.
The town of Decker, formerly called Deckertown," is in this township (not Decker Township).
References
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Knox County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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