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JOHNSON COUNTY, situated in the south part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Vienna. Pop. in 1820, 843; in 1830, 1,596; in 1840, 3,626; in 1850, 4,113. (Fanning's, 1853)

JOHNSON COUNTY   Is situated in the south part of the state, and has an area of 300 square miles; it is drained by Cash river and Big Bay Creek; the surface is generally level, and soil fertile. Corn, oats and pork are the staples. It contains several churches, and has about 750 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Vienna. Population, about 7,000. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)

Total Population 1840
3626
Total Population 1850
4114
Total Population 1860
9342
Free Black Population 1860
36
Free Black Population 1850
17
Free Black Population 1840
3
Enslaved Population 1840
15
Presidential Election Result 1840
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1844
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Douglas Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
37.460709
Longitude
-88.882131
Type
County
County
Johnson
State
Illinois