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A town of 3,787.
Johnson Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $212K for a typical one, or 3 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 210th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, it has 58 miles of trail. 17% of the land in Johnson Township is conserved, against 1.9% in Indiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Johnson Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 92% of U.S. towns. Busching Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Johnson Township beats most towns.
Busching Covered Bridge17% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Johnson Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,041 in 1890, 3,763 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Johnson Township.
Johnson Township trades workers with Versailles and other neighbors and is one of Indiana’s best towns for the outdoors.
Its A for the outdoors ranks #7 of 593 in Indiana.
At 1.1 miles per square mile, Johnson Township’s trail density is where Indiana’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Bradt Natural Area, at 85 acres with 2.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bradt Natural Area | 2.1 mi | 85 |
| 2. Versailles Sports Complex | — | 51 |
| 3. Pangburn Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by South Ripley Com School Corp. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Ripley High School, with 358 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ripley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 581 | B+ |
| South Ripley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 358 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Johnson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Johnson Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Johnson Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Johnson Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Johnson Township has about as many jobs (1,344) as working residents, but only 244 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Johnson Township for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Versailles (14%), Batesville (7%) and Lawrenceburg (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Johnson Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Johnson Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Johnson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Township in Indiana, United States
Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,763 (up from 3,685 at 2010) and it contained 1,710 housing units.
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6 towns share a border with Johnson Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | #210 | B+ | A | — | B+ | C |
| Washington Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Brown Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Center Township | #212 | B+ | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Shelby Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otter Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Delaware Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
Washington Township, Brown Township, Otter Creek Township and Delaware Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Johnson Township, Washington Township, Brown Township, Center Township, Otter Creek Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shelby Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Johnson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Johnson Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #210 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
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.