Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°46′09″N 87°04′26″W / 38.76917°N 87.07389°W

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Bogard Township
Township
Methodist church in Cornettsville
Location of Bogard Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°46′09″N 87°04′26″W / 38.76917°N 87.07389°W / 38.76917; -87.07389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.75 sq mi (95.2 km²)
• Land	36.44 sq mi (94.4 km²)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	486 ft (148 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,592
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km²)
FIPS code	18-06274^[2]
GNIS feature ID	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]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,693	—
1900	1,802	6.4%
1910	1,574	−12.7%
1920	1,347	−14.4%
1930	1,138	−15.5%
1940	1,096	−3.7%
1950	1,043	−4.8%
1960	944	−9.5%
1970	844	−10.6%
1980	940	11.4%
1990	1,068	13.6%
2000	1,189	11.3%
2010	1,473	23.9%
2020	1,592	8.1%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

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 320 acres (130 ha) of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.^[6]

The McCall Family Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.75 square miles (95.2 km²), of which 36.44 square miles (94.4 km²) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Elmore Township (north)
Madison Township (northeast)
Van Buren Township (east)
Barr Township (southeast)
Washington Township (southwest)
Steele Township (west)

Cemeteries

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

References

"Bogard Township, Daviess 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.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 276.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13. National Park Service. October 18, 2013.

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County seat: Washington
City	Washington	Map of Indiana highlighting Daviess County
Towns	Alfordsville Cannelburg Elnora Montgomery Odon Plainville
Townships	Barr Bogard Elmore Harrison Madison Reeve Steele Van Buren Veale Washington
CDP	Raglesville
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