Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Bates County Location in Bates County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	35.95 sq mi (93.11 km2)
• Land	35.79 sq mi (92.71 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)  0.44%
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	5,060
• Density	141.4/sq mi (54.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	64730
GNIS feature ID	0766301

Mount Pleasant Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,060.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Butler

Adjacent townships

• Mound Township (north)
• Shawnee Township (northeast)
• Summit Township (east)
• Lone Oak Township (south)
• New Home Township (southwest)
• Charlotte Township (west)
• Elkhart Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Missouri Route 52

Airports and landing strips

• Bates County Hospital Heliport
• Butler Memorial Airport

Lakes

• Butler Recreational Lake
• Kennedy Lake

Landmarks

• Butler Country Club Golf Course
• Butler Golf Course

School districts

• 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