Shawnee Township, Bates County, Missouri

Shawnee 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 277.[1]

Shawnee Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°20′55″N 94°14′07″W
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
  Total35.82 sq mi (92.76 km2)
  Land35.76 sq mi (92.61 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total277
  Density7.7/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64720, 64730
GNIS feature ID0766307

Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.76 square kilometers); of this, 35.76 square miles (92.61 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloud, France and Nichols.

School districts

  • Adrian County R-III
  • Ballard R-II
  • Butler R-V School District

Political districts

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. "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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