Mingo Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mingo Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°25′08″N 94°07′06″W / 38.41889°N 94.11833°W / 38.41889; -94.11833
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
25.86 sq mi (66.99 km2)
 • Land25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.18%
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
235
 • Density9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64720, 64747, 64788
GNIS feature ID0766299

Mingo 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 235.[1]

The township takes its name from Mingo Creek.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mingo Township covers an area of 25.86 square miles (66.99 square kilometres); of this, 25.82 square miles (66.87 square kilometres, 99.82 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.12 square kilometres, 0.18 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Cove Creek, Earheart, Gragg and Peter Creek.

Rivers

Lakes

  • Clear Lake
  • Sprig Lake

School districts

  • Adrian County R-III
  • Ballard R-II

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)