Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri

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.[1]

Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°15′26″N 94°20′39″W
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total35.95 sq mi (93.11 km2)
 • Land35.79 sq mi (92.71 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.44%
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,060
 • Density141.4/sq mi (54.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64730
GNIS feature ID0766301

The township was descriptively named.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips
  • Bates County Hospital Heliport
  • Butler Memorial Airport

Lakes
  • Butler Recreational Lake
  • Kennedy Lake

Landmarks
  • Butler Country Club Golf Course
  • Butler Golf Course

School districts
  • Butler R-V School District

Political districts

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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