Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Dick Johnson Township

Township

Location of Dick Johnson Township in Clay County

Coordinates: 39°33′53″N 87°09′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.56472°N 87.16361°W﻿ / 39.56472; -87.16361
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Clay
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 21.56 sq mi (55.8 km2)
• Land| 21.46 sq mi (55.6 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 646 ft (197 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,355
• Density| 63/sq mi (24/km2)
FIPS code| 18-18118[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453265

Dick Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,355 (down from 1,453 at 2010[3]) and it contained 576 housing units.[4]

## History

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Dick Johnson Township was established in the late 1830s. This township was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren.[5] There is also a Van Buren Township in Clay County in honor of the 8th President.[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.56 square miles (55.8 km2), of which 21.46 square miles (55.6 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]

### Cities and towns

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* Brazil (northwest edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Perth
* Wickville

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Raccoon Township, Parke County (north)
* Jackson Township, Parke County (northeast)
* Van Buren Township (east)
* Brazil Township (southeast)
* Posey Township (south)
* Nevins Township, Vigo County (west)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 59
* Indiana State Road 340

### Cemeteries

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The township contains seventeen cemeteries: Archer, Carter, Orchard, Perth, Saint Marys, Sampson, Greek Catholic, Cottage Hill, Eldridge, Don & Chris Loughmiller, [Unnamed], Bee Ridge, Rock Run, Kessel, Percals, Odell, & Webster

## References

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* "Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
5. ^ Dept. of English and Journalism (1970–72). Indiana names, v.1-3. Indiana State University. p. 15.
6. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 83.

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Brazil

City|

* Brazil

Map of Indiana highlighting Clay County

Towns|

* Carbon
* Center Point
* Clay City
* Harmony
* Knightsville
* Staunton

Townships|

* Brazil
* Cass
* Dick Johnson
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Lewis
* Perry
* Posey
* Sugar Ridge
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Billtown
* Bowling Green
* Cloverland
* Coalmont
* Cory
* Middlebury
* Poland
* Saline City

Other
communities|

* Art
* Ashboro
* Asherville
* Benwood
* Billville
* Bogle Corner
* Brunswick
* Calcutta
* Cardonia
* Cherryvale‡
* Cottage Hill
* Eel River
* Hoosierville
* Howesville
* Mechanicsburg
* Perth
* Pontiac
* Prairie City
* Purdy Hill
* Stearleyville
* Turner
* Twin Beach

Ghost towns|

* Donaldsonville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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