Baugo_Township,_Elkhart_County,_Indiana
Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Baugo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,431.[4]
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Baugo Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°38′36″N 86°01′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Elkhart |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 15.01 sq mi (38.9 km2) |
• Land | 14.69 sq mi (38.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,473 |
• Density | 642/sq mi (248/km2) |
Area code | 574 |
FIPS code | 18-03754[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453099 |
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Baugo Township was named from the Baugo Creek, which is derived from the Indian name Baubaugo, meaning "devil river".[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.01 square miles (38.9 km2), of which 14.69 square miles (38.0 km2) (or 97.87%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km2) (or 2.13%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Elkhart (southwest edge)
Adjacent townships
- Cleveland Township (north)
- Concord Township (east)
- Harrison Township (southeast)
- Olive Township (south)
- Penn Township, St. Joseph County (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Noffsinger, Osceola and Saint Vincent Depaul.
- "Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Census Bureau profile: Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 655.
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