Deepwater Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°15′18″N 94°07′53″W / 38.25500°N 94.13139°W / 38.25500; -94.13139Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total35.92 sq mi (93.03 km²) • Land35.91 sq mi (93 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)  0.03%Elevation902 ft (275 m)Population • Total247 • Density6.9/sq mi (2.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766290

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.^[1]

Deepwater Township took its name from a nearby creek.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Deepwater Township covers an area of 35.92 square miles (93.03 square kilometers); of this, 35.91 square miles (93 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Spruce at 38°15′59″N 94°08′00″W / 38.266413°N 94.133279°W / 38.266413; -94.133279

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

Adjacent townships

• Spruce Township (north)
• Walker Township, Henry County (northeast)
• Hudson Township (south)
• Pleasant Gap Township (southwest)
• Summit Township (west)
• Shawnee Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Radford, Smith, Snodgrass Union and White.

School districts

• Ballard R-II

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 120
• State Senate District 31

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com