Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri

Osage Township
Township
Location in Bates County Location in Bates County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	44.86 sq mi (116.17 km2)
• Land	44.73 sq mi (115.84 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)  0.28%
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,837
• Density	41.1/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766303

Osage Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,837.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Osage Township covers an area of 44.86 square miles (116.17 square kilometers); of this, 44.73 square miles (115.84 square kilometers, 99.72 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.33 square kilometers, 0.28 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Rich Hill

Adjacent townships

• Lone Oak Township (northeast)
• Prairie Township (east)
• Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southeast)
• Metz Township, Vernon County (southwest)
• Howard Township (west)
• New Home Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Fairview Rider and Greenlawn.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Airports and landing strips

• Schooley Airport

School districts

• 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