Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri

Pleasant Gap Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′28″N 94°13′09″W / 38.15778°N 94.21917°W / 38.15778; -94.21917
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
45.64 sq mi (118.22 km2)
 • Land45.61 sq mi (118.12 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
264
 • Density5.8/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64724, 64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID0766304

Pleasant Gap 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 264.[1]

The township took its name from the community of Pleasant Gap, Missouri.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Gap Township covers an area of 45.64 square miles (118.22 square kilometers); of this, 45.61 square miles (118.12 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Rogers Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Bauer PGI Airport

School districts

  • Butler R-V School District
  • 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)