West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

38°21′06″N 94°33′47″W / 38.35167°N 94.56306°W / 38.35167; -94.56306Country

United StatesState

MissouriCountyBatesArea

• Total33 sq mi (85.46 km²) • Land32.88 sq mi (85.15 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km²) 0.36%Elevation

853 ft (260 m)Population

(2000)

• Total573 • Density17.4/sq mi (6.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

64723

GNIS feature ID0766312

West Point 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 573.^[1]

West Point Township took its name from the community of West Point, which is now considered a ghost town.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.88 square miles (85.15 square kilometers, 99.64 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 square kilometers, 0.36 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Amsterdam

Adjacent townships

West Boone Township (north)
East Boone Township (northeast)
Elkhart Township (east)
Charlotte Township (southeast)
Homer Township (south)
Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
Sugar Creek Township, Miami County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Forbes, Walley and West Point.

Landmarks

City Park

School districts

Miami R-I

Political districts

Missouri's 4th congressional district
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.