Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri

Osage Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°05′30″N 94°21′25″W / 38.09167°N 94.35694°W / 38.09167; -94.35694
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
44.86 sq mi (116.17 km2)
 • Land44.73 sq mi (115.84 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.28%
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,837
 • Density41.1/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID0766303

Osage 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 1,837.[1]

The township takes its name from the Osage River.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Osage Township covers an area of 44.86 square miles (116.17 square kilometers); of this, 44.73 square miles (115.84 square kilometers, 99.72 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.33 square kilometers, 0.28 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Fairview Rider and Greenlawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Schooley Airport

School districts

  • 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.