Summit Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

38°15′37″N 94°14′21″W / 38.26028°N 94.23917°W / 38.26028; -94.23917Country

United StatesState

MissouriCountyBatesArea

• Total35.89 sq mi (92.97 km²) • Land35.84 sq mi (92.83 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²) 0.15%Elevation

935 ft (285 m)Population

(2000)

• Total317 • Density8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

64730

GNIS feature ID0766309

Summit 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 317.^[1]

Summit Township was so named on account of the relatively elevated prairies within its borders.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Summit Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles (92.97 square kilometers); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.83 square kilometers, 99.85 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.14 square kilometers, 0.15 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Elizabeth Chapel and Glass.

School districts

Ballard R-II
Butler R-V School District

Political districts

Missouri's 4th congressional district
State House District 120
State House District 125
State Senate District 31

References

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

^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
^ "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)