Johnson is a city in Washington County,

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, United States. The community is located in the

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and is surrounded by valleys and natural springs. Early settlers took advantage of these natural features and formed an economy based on mining

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, the Johnson Mill and

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. Although a post office was opened in the community in 1887, Johnson did not incorporate until it required the development of a city government to provide utility services in 1961. Located between Fayetteville and Springdale in the heart of the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas metropolitan statistical area, Johnson has been experiencing a

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and building boom in recent years, as indicated by a 46% growth in population between the 2000 and 2010

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es.

Geography

Johnson is located between Fayetteville and Springdale. The town is located off Exit 69 on

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 3,609 people, 1,526 households, and 902 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,319 people, 928 households, and 638 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 990 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.55%

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, 1.42%

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, 0.69% Native American, 2.11%

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, 0.09%

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, 1.68% from

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, and 2.46% from two or more races. 3.19% of the population were

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of any race. There were 928 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 42.8% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,556, and the median income for a family was $51,618. Males had a median income of $35,189 versus $25,625 for females. The

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for the city was $21,502. About 5.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The City of Johnson is operated under a mayor/council governmental system. The City Council meets on the second Tuesday of every month.

Governmental officers

*Mayor Chris Keeney *Recorder/treasurer Jennifer Allen *District Judge Jeff Harper *City Attorney Harrington Miller *Police Chief Chris Kelley *Fire Chief Chance Wright *Building Official Clay Wilson *Councilmember Bill Burnett *Councilmember Dan Cross *Councilmember Bob Fant *Councilmember Katherine Hudson *Councilmember Angela Perea *Councilmember John Wright

Education

Most of Johnson is in the

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while a portion is in the

Springdale School District Springdale Public Schools (formally Springdale School District #50) is the public school district for students of primary and secondary education in Springdale, Arkansas and surrounding areas. The district contains three high schools, four juni ...

.
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/ref> The former district's comprehensive high school is Fayetteville High School. In 2022 residents of the Springdale portion are: For elementary school residents are divided between Rollins, Tyson, and Walker elementaries. For middle school most are zoned to Helen Tyson Middle School while some are zoned to Hellstern Middle School. For junior high most are zoned to Southwest Junior High while some are zoned to Central Junior High. All residents of that area are zoned to

Har-Ber High School Har-Ber High School is a comprehensive public high school for grades ten through twelve serving the community of Springdale, Arkansas, United States. Har-Ber High School is the one of three high schools managed in Washington County by Springdale ...

. The Springdale district portion, in 2006, was divided between Tyson Elementary School and Walker Elementary School. All portions of Springdale School District Johnson were zoned to Helen Tyson Middle School, Southwest Junior High School, and Har-Ber.

Infrastructure

Trails

Clear Creek Trail: The nearly three-mile Clear Creek Trail connects Scull Creek Trail to Lake Fayetteville Park and is part of the Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway, a 36-mile trail that connects south Fayetteville to north Bentonville, and is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission.

Water

Water service in Johnson is provided by Springdale Water Utilities by an inter-municipal agreement. Springdale purchases treated water from

Beaver Water District Beaver Water District (BWD) is a water district created in 1957 as a quasi-governmental agency to provide treated drinking water to the communities of Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan area, Northwest Arkansas. The district's source i ...

. Wastewater is treated and conveyed into the Springdale system, except the southern reaches which gravity flow into the Fayetteville system.

References

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