Johnson County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Johnson, Indiana supreme court justice
Seat: Franklin (1823–)

Land area: 320 square miles

Population (2020): 161,765

Population (historic): 4,019 (1830); 14,854 (1860); 19,537 (1880); 20,223 (1900); 21,706 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; six towns; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,400 (7.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,824
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,308

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,051
Average farm size (1920): 80.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina

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Franklin

Namesake: Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father

Founding: 1823 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1861 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 25,313

Population (historic): 882 (1850); 2,707 (1870); 4,005 (1900); 5,682 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,389 (13.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Peter Heck House (1868). 6612 North 575 East. Clark. Italianate.
2. Thomas Branigin House (c. 1870). 2320 South 75 West. Franklin. Gothic Revival. Razed.
3. Hopewell Presbyterian Church (1902). 548 West 100 North. Franklin. Gothic Revival.
4. Peter Ditmars House (c. 1875). 207 North Center Line Road. Franklin. Italianate.
5. Cornelius Ditmars House (1868). 165 West State Route 144. Franklin. Italianate.
6. John Van Nuys Farm (1866). 868 West State Route 144. Franklin. Greek Revival.
7. John Owens House (1867–1868). 5737 East 100 North. Needham. Italianate.
8. Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (1928). 1540 North 800 East. Needham. Gothic Revival.
9. Stephen Dungan House (1878). 3620 Hurricane Road. Needham. Italianate.
10. Lewis Mullendore Farm (c. 1870). 3342 South 200 East. Nineveh. Italianate.
11. William Depue Farm (1868). 2399 East State Route 252. Nineveh. Italianate.
12. John Sutton House (c. 1875). 1290 Bluff Road. White River. Italianate. Razed.

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