Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri
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|area_total_km2 = 92.05
|area_land_km2 = 91.83
|area_water_km2 = 0.22
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|area_total_sq_mi = 35.54
|area_land_sq_mi = 35.45
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.09
|area_water_percent = 0.24
|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 304
|population_density_km2 = 3.3
|population_density_sq_mi = 8.6
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|elevation_m = 260
|elevation_ft = 853
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|timezone = CST
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|postal_code = 64720, 64722, 64723, 64730
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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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |access-date=2009-05-17 }}
History
Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bates.html |title=Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071125/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bates.html |archive-date=24 June 2016 }} The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n53 285]}}
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
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090205061611/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/missouri.html US-Counties.com]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Elkhart-Bates-MO.html City-Data.com]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Elkhart Township
|North=East Boone Township
|Northeast=Deer Creek Township
|East=Mound Township
|Southeast=Mount Pleasant Township
|South=Charlotte Township
|Southwest=Homer Township
|West=West Point Township
|Northwest=West Boone Township
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