Rockville Township, Bates County, Missouri

Rockville Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°04′22″N 94°05′16″W / 38.07278°N 94.08778°W / 38.07278; -94.08778
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
25.17 sq mi (65.19 km2)
 • Land24.67 sq mi (63.89 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.99%
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
271
 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64724, 64780
GNIS feature ID0766306

Rockville 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 271.[1]

Rockville Township was established in 1872, taking its name from Rockville, Missouri.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rockville Township covers an area of 25.17 square miles (65.19 square kilometers); of this, 24.67 square miles (63.89 square kilometers, 98.01 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers, 1.99 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Rockville Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

  • Heiman Field

Lakes

  • Horseshoe Lake
  • Jones Lake

School districts

  • Appleton City R-II
  • 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)