Baugo Township | |
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![]() Location of Baugo Township in Elkhart County | |
Coordinates: 41°38′36″N 86°01′49″W / 41.64333°N 86.03028°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 |
Baugo Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,431.[4]
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]
The township contains three cemeteries: Noffsinger, Osceola and Saint Vincent Depaul.