Baugo Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location of Baugo Township in Elkhart County |
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Coordinates: 41°38′36″N 86°01′49″W / 41.64333°N 86.03028°WCoordinates: 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 (2010) | |
• Total | 9,431 |
• Density | 642/sq mi (248/km2) |
Area code(s) | 574 |
FIPS code | 18-03754 |
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.
Baugo Township was named from the Baugo Creek, which is derived from the Indian name Baubaugo, meaning "devil river".
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.
The township contains two cemeteries: Noffsinger and Saint Vincent Depaul.