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Johnson

Johnson County

County Seat: Clarksville
Largest City:  Clarksville
Land Area:  662.17 Square Miles
Population:  25,540 (2010 Census)
Founded:  1833
Named For:  Ben Johnson, a Territorial Judge.

More Facts:
  • Clarksville was named honoring Loenzo N. Clarke another large land owner of the County, and one of the Commissioners who was chosen to locate the County Seat.
  • The College of the Ozarks originated in Cane Hill, Arkansas, Washington County in 1834, was chartered in 1852, and then was moved to Clarksville in 1891.
  • The first free delivery of rural mail in Arkansas was begun in Johnson County in 1896

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