Everything about Johnson County Indiana totally explained
Johnson County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 115,209 (128,436 at the 2005 annual update). The
county seat is
Franklin.
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.
Adjacent counties
History
Johnson County was formed in 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.
Demographics
Johnson County
Population by year
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2000 115,209
1990 88,109
1980 77,240
1970 61,138
1960 43,704
1950 26,183
1940 22,493
1930 21,706
1920 20,739
1910 20,394
1900 20,223
1890 19,561
1880 19,537
1870 18,366
1860 14,854
1850 12,101
1840 9,352
1830 4,019
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As of the
census of 2000, there were 115,209 people, 42,434 households, and 31,613 families residing in the county. The
population density was 360 people per square mile (139/km²). There were 45,095 housing units at an average density of 141 per square mile (54/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.04%
White, 0.79%
Black or
African American, 0.18%
Native American, 0.84%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.48% from
other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 26.5% were of
German, 19.6%
American, 12.4%
English and 10.9%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 42,434 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.00% were
married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 30.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $52,693, and the median income for a family was $60,571. Males had a median income of $42,272 versus $28,181 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $22,976. About 3.30% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.70% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Bargersville
Edinburgh
Franklin
Greenwood
New Whiteland
Princes Lakes
Trafalgar
Whiteland
Extinct
Farwest
Townships
Blue River
Clark
Franklin
Hensley
Needham
Nineveh
Pleasant
Union
White River
The south end of the county is also home to the Camp Atterbury military installation.
External references
Delegates to the 1816 Constitutional Convention
Further Information
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