Bungo Township, Cass County, Minnesota
township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States
Bungo Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 159 as of the 2020 census. Bungo Township was named for the family of George Bonga.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km2), of which 34.6 square miles (90 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (3.65%) is water.
Lakes
Bass Lake
Bear Lake
Clear Lake
Crane Lake
Deep Lake
Duck Lake
Fish Lake
Green Lake
Hazelnut Lake
Hunter Lake
Lehman Lake
Middle Island Lake
Minnie Lake
North Island Lake
Perch Lake
Pony Lake
Rob Lake (north edge)
South Island Lake
Spider Lake (east edge)
Taylor Lake
Adjacent townships
Bull Moose Township (north)
Pine River Township (northeast)
Walden Township (east)
Moose Lake Township (south)
Poplar Township (southwest)
Ansel Township (west)
McKinley Township (northwest)
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 111 people, 40 households, and 34 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.2 inhabitants per square mile (1.2/km2). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 1.4 per square mile (0.54/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.20% White, 0.90% African American, and 0.90% from two or more races.
There were 40 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Bungo Township, Cass County, Minnesota” is township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Bungo, Township and Cass, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q941285. Authority coordinates are 46.673, -94.572. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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