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New Home 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 222.[1]

New Home Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′30″N 94°27′20″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2)
• Land	44.53 sq mi (115.32 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	222
• Density	5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766302

History

The township takes its name from the community of New Home, Missouri.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, New Home Township covers an area of 44.63 square miles (115.6 square kilometers); of this, 44.53 square miles (115.32 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• New Home at 38.14364°N 94.472453°W / 38.14364; -94.472453
• Nyhart at 38.204193°N 94.433563°W / 38.204193; -94.433563

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

Adjacent townships

• Charlotte Township (north)
• Mount Pleasant Township (northeast)
• Lone Oak Township (east)
• Osage Township (southeast)
• Howard Township (southwest)
• Walnut Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Thomas Cemetery.

Rivers

• Marias des Cygnes River

Lakes

• Brushy Mound Lake

School districts

• Butler R-V School District
• Hume R-VIII
• Rich Hill R-IV

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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