Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°11′40″N 87°34′31″W / 38.19444°N 87.57528°W / 38.19444; -87.57528CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGibsonTownship SeatHaubstadtSchool DistrictSouth Gibson School CorporationGovernment

• TypeIndiana township • TrusteeEdward PruittArea

• Total40.64 sq mi (105.3 km²) • Land40.53 sq mi (105.0 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

459 ft (140 m)Population

(2020)

• Total4,467 • Density110/sq mi (42/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

47639

Area code812FIPS code18-38682^[2]GNIS feature ID453512Fastest Growing Township in the county in population

Johnson Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,467 (up from 4,094 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 1,814 housing units.^[4]

Johnson Township was organized in 1823.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	3,134	—
1900	1,866	−40.5%
1910	1,810	−3.0%
1920	1,740	−3.9%
1930	1,697	−2.5%
1940	1,812	6.8%
1950	1,890	4.3%
1960	2,263	19.7%
1970	2,649	17.1%
1980	2,882	8.8%
1990	3,099	7.5%
2000	3,462	11.7%
2010	4,094	18.3%
2020	4,467	9.1%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.64 square miles (105.3 km²), of which 40.53 square miles (105.0 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Haubstadt

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Gibson County
- Union Township (north)
- Barton Township (east)
- Montgomery Township (northwest)
Posey County
- Smith Township (west)
Vanderburgh County
- Armstrong Township (southwest)
- Scott Township (southeast)
Warrick County
- Greer Township (east)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Nobles, Powell, Stunkel, Tabor and Williams.

Major highways

Education

Johnson Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation.

Public Schools

Haubstadt Community School

Private Schools

Saint James Catholic School - St. James
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School - Haubstadt

References

"Johnson Township, Gibson 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 220.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".