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Mound 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 819.[1]

Mound Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°21′28″N 94°20′25″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	36.23 sq mi (93.82 km2)
• Land	36.13 sq mi (93.59 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.25%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	819
• Density	22.7/sq mi (8.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	64720, 64730
GNIS feature ID	0766300

Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.82 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 99.75 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers, 0.25 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Adrian (partial)
• Passaic

Adjacent townships

• Deer Creek Township (north)
• Grand River Township (northeast)
• Shawnee Township (east)
• Summit Township (southeast)
• Mount Pleasant Township (south)
• Charlotte Township (southwest)
• Elkhart Township (west)
• East Boone Township (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Landmarks

• City Park
• Grove Street

School districts

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

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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