Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri

Elkhart Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°WCoordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	35.54 sq mi (92.05 km^2)
• Land	35.45 sq mi (91.83 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km^2)  0.24%
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	304
• Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64720, 64722, 64723, 64730
GNIS feature ID	0766293

Elkhart Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 304.^[1]

History

Elkhart takes its name after Elkhart, Indiana.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.45 square miles (91.83 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• East Boone Township (north)
• Deer Creek Township (northeast)
• Mound Township (east)
• Mount Pleasant Township (southeast)
• Charlotte Township (south)
• Homer Township (southwest)
• West Point Township (west)
• West Boone Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Butler R-V School District
• Miami R-I

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

1. United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 285.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com