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Johnson County is located in north central Texas on the southwestern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Cleburne, the county seat, is fifty-five miles southwest of downtown Dallas and twenty-nine miles south of downtown Fort Worth. Johnson County comprises 740 square miles with three geographical areas. The western half is a part of the Grand Prairie, where the predominant soil type is alkaline loam over limestone. About one-third of the county is in the Eastern Cross Timbers, with acid soils that are both loamy with clay subsoil and sandy with loamy subsoils. The rest of the area to the east is Blackland Prairie, with deep clayey, alkaline soils. The Grand Prairie area supports grasses with cedar and mesquite and is inhabited by white-tailed deer, coyotes, rabbits, and squirrels. The Eastern Cross Timbers is a post oak savannah with some acreage of improved Bermuda grass and kleingrass. Cash crops of cotton, grain sorghum, and small grains are grown in the Blackland areas. In addition, pastures of kleingrass and Bermuda grass have been established. The primary natural resources in the county are sand and gravel. The topography is level to gently sloping in the east and changes gradually to steep in some western parts of the county. Elevation ranges between 600 feet and 1,000 feet above sea level. The primary water sources are the Brazos and Nolan rivers. The Brazos flows along the southwestern border of Johnson County, and the Nolan runs north to south through the center of the county to join the Brazos. Secondary streams include Chambers, Buffalo, Mountain, Village, Mustang, Valley, and Walnut creeks. The upper portion of the Lake Whitney, on the Brazos, and Lake Pat Cleburne, on the Nolan, are the principal reservoirs. The average annual precipitation is thirty-three inches, and temperature averages range between a winter low of 35 degrees F and a summer high of 96 degrees. The grown season averages 233 days.

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Cities in Johnson County, Texas
CITY
POPULATION
INCORPORATION

Alvarado

3,345
City

Briaroaks

592
City

Burleson

20,817
City

Cleburne

25,033
City

Cross

302
Town

Godley

634
Town

Grandview

1,346
City

Joshua

4,973
City

Keene

4,982
City

Rio Vista

613
City

Venus

1,122
Town

School Districts in Johnson County, Texas
DISTRICT
SCHOOLS
STUDENTS

Alvarado ISD

6
2,464

Burleson ISD

7
5,662

Cleburne ISD

11
5,841

Godley ISD

3
756

Grandview ISD

3
811

Joshua ISD

4
3,309

Keene ISD

4
663

Rio Vista ISD

3
725

Venus ISD

2
951

GEOGRAPHY

Land area (1999)

729

sq. mi.

Region of the country (1999)

Southwest

Average temperature (1999)

65.4

°

Average high temperature (1999)

76.0

°

Average low temperature (1999)

55.0

°

Annual rain (1999)

34.0

inches

Annual snowfall (1999)

3.0

inches

Avg. heating degree days per year (1999)

2,407

days

Avg. cooling degree days per year (1999)

2,603

days

Avg. clear days per year (1999)

136

days

Earthquake index (1999)

0.0


Johnson County
Alvarado
Burleson
Cleburne


JOHNSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
10 N. Caddo PMB 215, Cleburne, Texas 76031
Phone: 817-556-6985 - Fax: 817-556-6160 - E-mail:
jcedc@digitex.net