Booge is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Red Rock Township, Minnehaha County

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, United States

United States

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. The community sits on a major railroad route for the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad Company, and it is a half-way point between Garretson, South Dakota

Garretson, South Dakota

Garretson is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Garretson is located at ....

 and Manley, Minnesota

Manley, Minnesota

Manley was the name of a community in sections 35-36 of Beaver Creek Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.-Geography:Manley is located one mile south of Interstate 90 on Rock County road CR-17 , and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota.-History:The town of Manley was platted...

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Geography

Booge is located at 43.6458060°N 96.4600409°W (43.6458060, -96.4600409). Booge sits 2½ miles (4 km) north of Interstate 90

Interstate 90

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 on the Minnesota border on CR(county road)-130 and one mile (2 km) west of Minnesota State Highway 23

Minnesota State Highway 23

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History

Booge was named after C.A. Booge, an official of the Sioux City and Northern Railroad Company on January 21, 1891. Booge was responsible for getting the railroad line extended into South Dakota.

External links

• http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F6ABE1928BF74B9%20)&p_docid=0F6ABE1928BF74B9&p_theme=aggregated4&p_queryname=0F6ABE1928BF74B9&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Y59K52LIMTE4OTk4MjQwNS43ODg4NzY6MToxMToxMzcuMjE2LjAuMA&&p_multi=SALB&s_jsEnabled=trueHistory of Booge, courtesy of the Argus Leader.]