Johnson County, Texas

administration
Johnson County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with number 88000439
US state :	Texas
Administrative headquarters :	Cleburne
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Johnson County Courthouse P.O. Box 662 Cleburne, TX 76033-0662
Foundation :	1854
Made up from:	Ellis County Hill County Navarro County
Area code :	001 817
Demographics
Residents :	150,934 (2010)
Population density :	79.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1902 km²
Water surface :	13 km²
map

Website : www.johnsoncountytx.org

The Johnson County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Cleburne . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located northwest of the geographic center of Texas, halfway to Oklahoma, and covers an area of 1,902 square kilometers, of which 13 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tarrant County , Ellis County , Hill County , Bosque County , Somervell County , Hood County, and Parker County .

history

Johnson County was formed on February 13, 1854 from parts of Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County , and the administrative organization was completed on August 7 of the same year. It was named after Middleton Tate Johnson (1810-1866), a Texas Rangers commander and politician. Johnson was a member of the state legislatures for Alabama and the Republic of Texas . During the Mexican-American War he fought in the Battle of Monterrey . Although he opposed southern secession , he raised a Texas cavalry regiment for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War .

Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of December 8, 2019, the Hinojosa Site .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	4305	-
1870	4923	14.4%
1880	17,911	263.8%
1890	22,813	27.4%
1900	33,819	48.2%
1910	34,460	1.9%
1920	37.286	8.2%
1930	33,317	-10.6%
1940	30,384	-8.8%
1950	31,390	3.3%
1960	34,720	10.6%
1970	45,769	31.8%
1980	67,649	47.8%
1990	97.165	43.6%
2000	126,811	30.5%
2010	150.934	19%
1860-2010 Johnson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Carnegie Library, listed on the NRHP with number 76002042

The Joiner Long House , listed in the NRHP with the number 03000558

Johnson County had a population of 126,811 as of the 2000 census ; 43,636 households and 34,428 families were counted. The population density was 67 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.01 percent white, 2.50 percent African American, 0.64 percent Native American, 0.52 percent Asian, 0.18 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.52 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 12.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 43,636 households, 39.5 percent had children or young people living with them. 64.7 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers, and 21.1 percent were non-families. 17.3 percent were single households and 6.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.20 people.

28.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 30.2 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.0 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,621 , and the median income for a family was $ 49,963. Males had a median income of $ 36,718 and females $ 25,149. The per capita income was $ 18,400. 6.9 percent of families and 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

^ Johnson County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 156.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 8, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 8, 2019.