Rockville Township, Bates County, Missouri

Rockville Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°04′22″N 94°05′16″W / 38.07278°N 94.08778°WCoordinates: 38°04′22″N 94°05′16″W / 38.07278°N 94.08778°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	25.17 sq mi (65.19 km^2)
• Land	24.67 sq mi (63.89 km^2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km^2)  1.99%
Elevation	751 ft (229 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	271
• Density	11/sq mi (4.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64724, 64780
GNIS feature ID	0766306

Rockville Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 271.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rockville Township covers an area of 25.17 square miles (65.19 square kilometers); of this, 24.67 square miles (63.89 square kilometers, 98.01 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers, 1.99 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Rockville

Adjacent townships

• Hudson Township (north)
• Appleton Township, St. Clair County (northeast)
• Taber Township, St. Clair County (east)
• Speedwell Township, St. Clair County (southeast)
• Bacon Township, Vernon County (south)
• Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southwest)
• Prairie Township (west)
• Pleasant Gap Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Rockville Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

• Heiman Field

Lakes

• Horseshoe Lake
• Jones Lake

School districts

• Appleton City R-II
• Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 120
• 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