Summit 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 317.[1]
Summit Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bates County | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′37″N 94°14′21″W / 38.26028°N 94.23917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.89 sq mi (92.97 km2) |
| • Land | 35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) 0.15% |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 317 |
| • Density | 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 64730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766309 |
Summit Township was so named on account of the relatively elevated prairies within its borders.[2]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, Summit Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles (92.97 square kilometers); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.83 square kilometers, 99.85 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.14 square kilometers, 0.15 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
edit- Shawnee Township (north)
- Spruce Township (northeast)
- Deepwater Township (east)
- Pleasant Gap Township (south)
- Lone Oak Township (southwest)
- Mount Pleasant Township (west)
- Mound Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these two cemeteries: Elizabeth Chapel and Glass.
School districts
edit- Ballard R-II
- Butler R-V School District
Political districts
edit- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 120
- 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.
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