Shawnee Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°20′55″N 94°14′07″W / 38.34861°N 94.23528°W / 38.34861; -94.23528Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total35.82 sq mi (92.76 km²) • Land35.76 sq mi (92.61 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km²)  0.16%Elevation846 ft (258 m)Population • Total277 • Density7.7/sq mi (3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766307

Shawnee 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 277.^[1]

Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.76 square kilometers); of this, 35.76 square miles (92.61 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Grand River Township (north)
• Mingo Township (northeast)
• Spruce Township (east)
• Deepwater Township (southeast)
• Summit Township (south)
• Mount Pleasant Township (southwest)
• Mound Township (west)
• Deer Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloud, France and Nichols.

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Ballard R-II
• Butler R-V School District

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 120
• 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