Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri

Elkhart Township
Township

Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°W / 38.34000; -94.44611Coordinates: 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 km2)
 • Land 35.45 sq mi (91.83 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)  0.24%
Elevation 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 304
 • Density 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 64720, 64722, 64723, 64730
GNIS feature ID 0766293

Elkhart Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 304.[1]

History

Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s.[2] The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.[3]

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ↑ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 285.

External links

 West Boone Township East Boone Township Deer Creek Township
West Point Township Mound Township
   Elkhart Township  
Homer Township Charlotte Township Mount Pleasant Township
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