Township in Missouri, United States
| Elkhart Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location in Bates County | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°W / 38.34000; -94.44611 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.54 sq mi (92.05 km) |
| • Land | 35.45 sq mi (91.83 km) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km) 0.24% |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 304 |
| • Density | 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 64720, 64722, 64723, 64730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766293 |
Elkhart 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 304.
History
Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s. The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.45 square miles (91.83 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
- East Boone Township (north)
- Deer Creek Township (northeast)
- Mound Township (east)
- Mount Pleasant Township (southeast)
- Charlotte Township (south)
- Homer Township (southwest)
- West Point Township (west)
- West Boone Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.
School districts
- Adrian County R-III
- Butler R-V School District
- Miami R-I
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
- "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- "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) - Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 285.
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| Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States | ||
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| County seat: Butler | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |