Prairie Township, Bates County, Missouri

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Prairie Township
Township
Prairie Township, Bates County, Missouri.svg
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°04′55″N94°13′25″W / 38.08194°N 94.22361°W / 38.08194; -94.22361
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Bates
Area
 • Total
26.17 sq mi (67.77 km2)
 • Land25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)  1.08%
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
153
 • Density6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64779, 64780
GNIS feature ID 0766305

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. [1]

Contents

The township derives its name from the community of Prairie City, Missouri. [2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of 26.16 square miles (67.77 square kilometers); of this, 25.88 square miles (67.04 square kilometers, 98.92 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 square kilometers, 1.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Lakes

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)
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