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  • Johnson Township, population center of N.D.

    Patrick Springer, The Forum|Nov 27, 2023

    This rural township is 'in the middle of nowhere' and has 15 people. Here's why it's ND's population center. SYKESTON, N.D. - Johnson Township in Wells County is a remote square filled with farmland and rolling prairie punctuated by ponds and sloughs. It's farm country - corn, soybeans and wheat are the chief crops - and a good place to hunt ducks, drawing hunters from as far away as Kentucky and South Carolina. The township's 35 square miles are home to 15 people, according to census figures....