Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°15′26″N 94°20′39″W / 38.25722°N 94.34417°W / 38.25722; -94.34417Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total35.95 sq mi (93.11 km²) • Land35.79 sq mi (92.71 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²)  0.44%Elevation837 ft (255 m)Population • Total5,060 • Density141.4/sq mi (54.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codeGNIS 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

• Butler

Adjacent townships

• Mound Township (north)
• Shawnee Township (northeast)
• Summit Township (east)
• Lone Oak Township (south)
• New Home Township (southwest)
• Charlotte Township (west)
• Elkhart Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Missouri Route 52

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

• Miami Creek
• Mound Branch

School districts

• Butler R-V School District

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 125
• State Senate District 31

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com