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Welcome to Johnson County ...

Time Zone: Johnson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Warrensburg is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1834.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 54,062 people. This is an increase of 2.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 52,686 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.88% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

  • Centerview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chilhowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Holden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holden is located in Johnson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
  • Kingsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Knob Noster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Leeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leeton is located in Johnson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Warrensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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