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 (2010): 139,654

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

Periods of population growth: 1820–1870; 1940–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; six towns; nine townships

National Register listings: 20

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)

Population (2010): 23,712

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1890; 1900s; 1920–1970; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,389 (13.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Peter Heck House (1868). 6612 North 575E. Clark. Italianate.
2. Branigan House (c. 1870). County Road 75W, south of Ray Creek. Franklin. Gothic Revival. Razed.
3. *Hopewell Presbyterian Church (1902). 548 West 100N. Franklin. Gothic Revival.
4. *Van Nuys Farm (1866). 868 State Route 144. Franklin. Greek Revival.
5. Ditman House (1868). 165 State Route 144. Franklin. Italianate.
6. Shank House (c. 1850). 5390 South 600W. Hensley. Greek Revival.
7. John Owens House (1867–1868). East 100N. Needham. Italianate.
8. Stephen Dugan Farm (1878). 3620 Hurricane Road. Needham. Italianate.
9. Louis Mullendore Farm (c. 1870). 3342 County Road 200E. Nineveh. Italianate.
10. Thompson Farm (1868). 2399 State Route 252. Nineveh. Italianate.
11. Sutton House (c. 1875). Bluff Road, at County Line Road. White River. Italianate. Razed.