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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 Cleburne is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1854. Johnson was created by taking area from Ellis, Hill and Navarro Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 175,817 people. This is an increase of 16.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 151,264 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.6% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

  • Alvarado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alvarado is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,624 people
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  • Briaroaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Burleson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burleson is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,686 people
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  • Cleburne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleburne is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
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  • Coyote Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Cross Timber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Crowley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crowley is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
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  • Godley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Godley is located in Johnson County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
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  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Grandview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
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    • Keene
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
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    • Rio Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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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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