Prairie Township, Bates County, Missouri
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Prairie Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Bates County Location in Bates County |
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County | Bates |
Area | |
• Total | 26.16 sq mi (67.77 km2) |
• Land | 25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) 1.08% |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 153 |
• Density | 5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 64779, 64780 |
GNIS feature ID | 0766305 |
Prairie Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 153.[1]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of 26.16 square miles (67.77 square kilometers); of this, 25.88 square miles (67.04 square kilometers, 98.92 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 square kilometers, 1.08 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Papinville at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Prairie City at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Pleasant Gap Township (north)
- Hudson Township (northeast)
- Rockville Township (east)
- Bacon Township, Vernon County (southeast)
- Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (south)
- Osage Township, Vernon County (southwest)
- Osage Township (west)
- Lone Oak Township (northwest)
Lakes
- Carrico Lake
- Helem Lake
- Kineberger Lake
- Prairie Lake
School districts
- Rich Hill R-IV
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