Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°15′26″N 94°20′39″W / 38.25722°N 94.34417°W / 38.25722; -94.34417
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
35.95 sq mi (93.11 km2)
 • Land35.79 sq mi (92.71 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.44%
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
5,060
 • Density141.4/sq mi (54.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64730
GNIS feature ID0766301

Mount Pleasant 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 5,060.[1]

The township was descriptively named.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Bates County Hospital Heliport
  • Butler Memorial Airport

Lakes

  • Butler Recreational Lake
  • Kennedy Lake

Landmarks

  • Butler Country Club Golf Course
  • Butler Golf Course

Streams

School districts

  • Butler R-V School District

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)