Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri

Last updated

Deer Creek Township
Township
Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri.svg
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°24′16″N94°20′49″W / 38.40444°N 94.34694°W / 38.40444; -94.34694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Bates
Area
 • Total
31.71 sq mi (82.12 km2)
 • Land31.67 sq mi (82.03 km2)
 • Water0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.1%
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
2,162
 • Density68/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64720, 64725
GNIS feature ID 0766291

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. [1]

Contents

The township was named for a nearby creek of the same name where deer were abundant. [2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Deer Creek Township covers an area of 31.71 square miles (82.12 square kilometers); of this, 31.67 square miles (82.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.1 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Major highways

Rivers

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ "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)
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.