Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri
Osage Township | |
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![]() Location in Bates County | |
Coordinates: 38°05′30″N 94°21′25″W / 38.09167°N 94.35694°W | |
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State | ![]() |
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 | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 64730, 64779 |
GNIS feature ID | 0766303 |
Osage 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 1,837.[1]
The township takes its name from the Osage River.[2]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- 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
[edit]The township contains these two cemeteries: Fairview Rider and Greenlawn.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Schooley Airport
School districts
[edit]- Rich Hill R-IV
Political districts
[edit]- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 125
- State Senate District 31
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.