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History · Johnson Township

11% of Johnson Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Johnson Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Johnson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Johnson Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Johnson Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Johnson Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 798 and it contained 306 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 673 to 798 (+19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Johnson Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Johnson Township building 2026-07-032026Johnson Township building 2026-07-03
Famous people

Famous people close to Johnson Township

Nobody well known was born in Johnson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edward Mills PurcellAmerican physicist · b. 1912
Jon CorzineAmerican politician in New Jersey · b. 1947
Yvonne CraigAmerican actress · b. 1937
Larry BucshonAmerican politician and physician · b. 1962
Joyce TaylorAmerican actress · b. 1932
George LloydActor · b. 1892
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Center SchoolschoolDawson SchoolschoolDouglas SchoolschoolDuval SchoolschoolHazel Green SchoolschoolMound ChapelchurchMound SchoolschoolOak Ridge Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Johnson Township
AndersonBrush CreekMound Chapel

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Taylorville Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLocust TownshipIts storyBBear Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.