Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Bogard Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Daviess
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:36.75
Area Land Sq Mi:36.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1592
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:148
Elevation Ft:486
Coordinates:38.7692°N -87.0739°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-06274[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453121

Bogard Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,592 (up from 1,473 at 2010[3]) and it contained 408 housing units.[4]

History

Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.[5]

The McCall Family Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Concord, Cornettsville, Humphries, Tolberts Chapel and Wells.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203307/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18027 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-08 . data.census.gov.
  5. Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 276.
  6. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-10-18. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13 . National Park Service.

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