Mound Township, Bates County, Missouri
Mound Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 819.[1]
Mound Township | |
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Location in Bates County | |
Coordinates: 38°21′28″N 94°20′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Bates |
Area | |
• Total | 36.23 sq mi (93.82 km2) |
• Land | 36.13 sq mi (93.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.25% |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 819 |
• Density | 22.7/sq mi (8.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 64720, 64730 |
GNIS feature ID | 0766300 |
Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.82 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 99.75 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers, 0.25 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
- Deer Creek Township (north)
- Grand River Township (northeast)
- Shawnee Township (east)
- Summit Township (southeast)
- Mount Pleasant Township (south)
- Charlotte Township (southwest)
- Elkhart Township (west)
- East Boone Township (northwest)
Major highways
Landmarks
- City Park
- Grove Street
School districts
- Adrian County R-III
- Butler R-V School District
Political districts
- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 125
- State Senate District 31
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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