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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
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°15′37″N 94°14′21″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	35.89 sq mi (92.97 km2)
• Land	35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.15%
Elevation	935 ft (285 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	317
• Density	8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64730
GNIS feature ID	0766309

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

• Shawnee Township (north)
• Spruce Township (northeast)
• Deepwater Township (east)
• Pleasant Gap Township (south)
• Lone Oak Township (southwest)
• Mount Pleasant Township (west)
• Mound Township (northwest)

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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