Dick Johnson TownshipIN
A town of 1,321. 51% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Dick Johnson Township a good place to live?
Dick Johnson Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 49 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns score lower on walkability. Dick Johnson Township's public schools beat 71% of Indiana towns on state tests and graduation. Among 594 Indiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dick Johnson Township. Only 47 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Craig Park, at 56 acres. Dick Johnson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dick Johnson Township stand out
Where Dick Johnson Township beats most towns.
1,321 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Dick Johnson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Dick Johnson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dick Johnson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dick Johnson Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dick Johnson Township.
Health in Dick Johnson Township trails 80% of U.S. towns
Dick Johnson Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 43% of Dick Johnson Township adults have obesity, above both the Indiana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Dick Johnson Township.
| Dick Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Dick Johnson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dick Johnson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Dick Johnson Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 32 minutes, Dick Johnson Township’s average trip to work is against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 18% of Dick Johnson Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Dick Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Dick Johnson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dick Johnson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Dick Johnson Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Dick Johnson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Dick Johnson Township
1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Dick Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Craig Park | 0.6 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Turkey Run State Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dick Johnson Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi State parkTurkey Run State Park15 mi MuseumCANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
39 mi MuseumRopkey Armor Museum
36 mi MuseumGeneral Lew Wallace Study
15 mi MuseumSwope Art Museum
15 mi MuseumPaul Dresser BirthplacePhoto credits
Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ropkey Armor Museum: John Schanlaub, CC BY 3.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Dick Johnson Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dick Johnson Township
About 5 of every 100 Dick Johnson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Dick Johnson Township for work
Where Dick Johnson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dick Johnson Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Dick Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,355 (down from 1,453 at 2010) and it contained 576 housing units.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
Questions about Dick Johnson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dick Johnson Township, IN a good place to live?
51% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Dick Johnson Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.