Homer Township, Bates County, Missouri

Homer Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°16′04″N 94°34′00″W / 38.26778°N 94.56667°WCoordinates: 38°16′04″N 94°34′00″W / 38.26778°N 94.56667°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	34.71 sq mi (89.9 km^2)
• Land	34.42 sq mi (89.16 km^2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.74 km^2)  0.82%
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	449
• Density	13/sq mi (5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64722, 64723, 64730, 64752, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766295

Homer Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 449.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Homer Township covers an area of 34.71 square miles (89.9 square kilometers); of this, 34.42 square miles (89.16 square kilometers, 99.18 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.74 square kilometers, 0.82 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Amoret

Unincorporated towns

• Mulberry at 38°17′26″N 94°33′53″W / 38.290578°N 94.564677°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• West Point Township (north)
• Elkhart Township (northeast)
• Charlotte Township (east)
• Walnut Township (south)
• Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas (southwest)
• Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
• Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Benjamin and Jackson.

Major highways

• Missouri Route 52

School districts

• Hume R-VIII
• 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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com