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Shawnee 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 277.[1]

Shawnee Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°20′55″N 94°14′07″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	35.82 sq mi (92.76 km2)
• Land	35.76 sq mi (92.61 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	277
• Density	7.7/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	64720, 64730
GNIS feature ID	0766307

Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.76 square kilometers); of this, 35.76 square miles (92.61 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Grand River Township (north)
• Mingo Township (northeast)
• Spruce Township (east)
• Deepwater Township (southeast)
• Summit Township (south)
• Mount Pleasant Township (southwest)
• Mound Township (west)
• Deer Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloud, France and Nichols.

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Ballard R-II
• Butler R-V School District

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

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