Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Bogard Township is one of ten townships
in Daviess County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,189.
native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased 320 acres (129.5 ha) of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,189.
History
Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased 320 acres (129.5 ha) of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.
Geography
Bogard Township covers an area of 36.77 square miles (95.2 km²); 0.15 square mile (0.3884982165 km²) (0.41 percent) of this is water.Unincorporated towns
- CornettsvilleCornettsville, IndianaCornettsville is an unincorporated community in Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana....
- Epsom
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Elmore TownshipElmore Township, Daviess County, IndianaElmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,235.-History:Elmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township...
(north) - Madison TownshipMadison Township, Daviess County, IndianaMadison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,793.-History:Madison Township was organized in 1823 and given the name of "Wallace Township". It had first been settled about two years before; the first pioneer was Baldwin Howard,...
(northeast) - Van Buren TownshipVan Buren Township, Daviess County, IndianaVan Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.-History:Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents...
(east) - Barr TownshipBarr Township, Daviess County, IndianaBarr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,193.-History:Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr...
(southeast) - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Daviess County, IndianaWashington Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 15,110.-History:Washington Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners...
(southwest) - Steele TownshipSteele Township, Daviess County, IndianaSteele Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 930.-History:Steele Township was organized in 1835 out of what had been northern Washington Township...
(west)