Lone Oak Township, Bates County, Missouri

Lone Oak Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°10′20″N 94°18′40″W / 38.17222°N 94.31111°WCoordinates: 38°10′20″N 94°18′40″W / 38.17222°N 94.31111°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	35.96 sq mi (93.15 km^2)
• Land	35.94 sq mi (93.08 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km^2)  0.08%
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	293
• Density	8.2/sq mi (3.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766298

Lone Oak Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 293.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lone Oak Township covers an area of 35.96 square miles (93.15 square kilometers); of this, 35.94 square miles (93.08 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Athol at 38°10′21″N 94°22′44″W / 38.172527°N 94.37884°W
• Monteith Junction at 38°12′51″N 94°22′01″W / 38.214192°N 94.366896°W
• Peru at 38°10′57″N 94°17′31″W / 38.182527°N 94.291894°W

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

Adjacent townships

• Mount Pleasant Township (north)
• Summit Township (northeast)
• Pleasant Gap Township (east)
• Prairie Township (southeast)
• Osage Township (southwest)
• New Home Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fairview Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71
• Missouri Route 52

School districts

• Butler R-V School District
• Rich Hill R-IV

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