Baugo Township is one of sixteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 9,431.
History
Baugo Township was named from the Baugo Creek, which is derived from the Indian name Baubaugo, meaning "devil river".
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.87%) is land and (or 2.13%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Elkhart (southwest edge)
Adjacent townships
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Cleveland Township (north)
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Concord Township (east)
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Harrison Township (southeast)
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Olive Township (south)
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Penn Township, St. Joseph County (west)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Noffsinger, Osceola and Saint Vincent Depaul.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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