New Home Township, Bates County, Missouri

New Home Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′30″N 94°27′20″W / 38.15833°N 94.45556°W / 38.15833; -94.45556
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2)
 • Land44.53 sq mi (115.32 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.24%
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
222
 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID0766302

New Home 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 222.[1]

History

The township takes its name from the community of New Home, Missouri.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, New Home Township covers an area of 44.63 square miles (115.6 square kilometers); of this, 44.53 square miles (115.32 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Thomas Cemetery.

Rivers

Lakes

  • Brushy Mound Lake

School districts

  • Butler R-V School District
  • Hume R-VIII
  • Rich Hill R-IV

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)