Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Mount Pleasant Township is one of twenty-four townships
in Bates County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 5,060.
, 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.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Bates County
Bates County, Missouri
Bates County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 16,653. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1833 and named after Frederick Bates, the second governor of Missouri....
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 5,060.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, 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.
Adjacent townships
- Mound TownshipMound Township, Bates County, MissouriMound Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 819.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles ; of this, 36.13 square miles is land and 0.09 square miles...
(north) - Shawnee TownshipShawnee Township, Bates County, MissouriShawnee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 277.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles ; of this, 35.76 square miles is land and 0.06 square miles...
(northeast) - Summit TownshipSummit Township, Bates County, MissouriSummit Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Summit Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles ; of this, 35.84 square miles is land and 0.05 square miles...
(east) - Lone Oak TownshipLone Oak Township, Bates County, MissouriLone Oak Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 293.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Lone Oak Township covers an area of 35.96 square miles ; of this, 35.94 square miles is land and 0.03 square...
(south) - New Home TownshipNew Home Township, Bates County, MissouriNew Home Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 222.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, New Home Township covers an area of 44.63 square miles ; of this, 44.53 square miles is land and 0.11 square...
(southwest) - Charlotte TownshipCharlotte Township, Bates County, MissouriCharlotte Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 367.-Geography:...
(west) - Elkhart TownshipElkhart Township, Bates County, MissouriElkhart Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 304.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles ; of this, 35.45 square miles is land and 0.09 square miles...
(northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 71U.S. Route 71U.S. Route 71 is a north–south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Currently, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border, at the southern end of the Fort... -
Missouri Route 52
Political districts
- Missouri's 4th congressional districtMissouri's 4th congressional districtMissouri's 4th Congressional District consists of west central Missouri. The district includes much of the state capital of Jefferson City in Cole County as well as the eastern Kansas City suburbs. The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservative; George W. Bush defeated John Kerry...
- State House District 125
- State Senate District 31