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Walnut 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 419.[1]

Walnut Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′09″N 94°32′25″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	45.88 sq mi (118.84 km2)
• Land	45.65 sq mi (118.24 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.5%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	419
• Density	9.2/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	64722, 64730, 64745, 64752, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766310

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Township covers an area of 45.88 square miles (118.84 square kilometers); of this, 45.65 square miles (118.24 square kilometers, 99.5 percent) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 square kilometers, 0.5 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Foster

Unincorporated towns

• Worland at 38.187805°N 94.5919°W / 38.187805; -94.5919

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

Adjacent townships

• Homer Township (north)
• Charlotte Township (northeast)
• New Home Township (east)
• Howard Township (south)
• Sheridan Township, Linn County, Kansas (southwest)
• Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
• Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Salem and Woofin.

Airports and landing strips

• Oerke Enterprises Airport

School districts

• Hume R-VIII
• Miami R-I
• 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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