Johnson Township is one of fifteen

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in Clark County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 355 and it contained 154 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Hogue Town * Moriah * Oak Point (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Baughman, Mound, Restitution, Walnut, Partlow, and Slusser.

Major highways

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 355 people, 121 households, and 101 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 154 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.06%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.28%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from

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, and 3.66% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.56% of the population. There were 121 households, out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.86% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 16.53% were non-families. 16.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.73. The township's age distribution consisted of 23.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 36.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $68,750, and the median income for a family was $86,442. Males had a median income of $51,750 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the township was $29,784. About 17.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

* Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c * Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c

Political districts

* Illinois' 15th congressional district * State House District 109 * State Senate District 55

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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