West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

West Point Township
West Point Township
	Township
	Location in Bates County
	Coordinates: 38°21′06″N94°33′47″W / 38.35167°N 94.56306°W Coordinates: 38°21′06″N94°33′47″W / 38.35167°N 94.56306°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	33 sq mi (85.46 km2)
• Land	32.88 sq mi (85.15 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) 0.36%
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	573
• Density	17.4/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64723
GNIS feature ID	0766312

Last updated March 30, 2020

West Point 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 573.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.88 square miles (85.15 square kilometers, 99.64 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 square kilometers, 0.36 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Amsterdam

Adjacent townships

West Boone Township (north)
East Boone Township (northeast)
Elkhart Township (east)
Charlotte Township (southeast)
Homer Township (south)
Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
Sugar Creek Township, Miami County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Forbes, Walley and West Point.

Landmarks

City Park

School districts

Miami R-I

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

Charlotte 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 367.

Deepwater 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 247.

Deer Creek 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 2,162.

East Boone 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 482.

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.

Homer 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 449.

Howard 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 552.

Hudson 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 229.

Lone Oak 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 293.

Mound 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 819.

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.

New Home 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 222.

Osage 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 1,837.

Pleasant Gap 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 264.

Prairie 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 153.

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.

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.

Summit 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 317.

Walnut 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 419.

West Boone 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 582.

References

↑ "United States Census Bureau American FactFinder". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
↑ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "United States Census Bureau American FactFinder". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

[2] "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Butler
Cities	Adrian Amoret Amsterdam Butler Drexel‡ Hume Rich Hill Rockville	Map of Missouri highlighting Bates County
Villages	Foster Merwin Passaic
Townships	Charlotte Deepwater Deer Creek East Boone Elkhart Grand River Homer Howard Hudson Lone Oak Mingo Mound Mount Pleasant New Home Osage Pleasant Gap Prairie Rockville Shawnee Spruce Summit Walnut West Boone West Point
Unincorporated communities	Aaron Altona Ballard Burdett Cornland Crescent Hill Hudson Johnstown Mayesburg New Home Nyhart Papinville Pleasant Gap Prairie City Rucker Sprague Spruce Virginia Worland
Ghost towns	Coleville Culver Peru Shobe Vinton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
United Statesportal