Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri

Deer Creek Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°24′16″N 94°20′49″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	31.71 sq mi (82.12 km2)
• Land	31.67 sq mi (82.03 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.1%
Elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,162
• Density	68.3/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64720, 64725
GNIS feature ID	0766291

Deer Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,162.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Deer Creek Township covers an area of 31.71 square miles (82.12 square kilometers); of this, 31.67 square miles (82.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.1 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Adrian (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Coleville at 38.4155731°N 94.3021699°W / 38.4155731; -94.3021699
• Crescent Hill at 38.4322389°N 94.3474487°W / 38.4322389; -94.3474487

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

Adjacent townships

• Austin Township, Cass County (north)
• Grand River Township (east)
• Shawnee Township (southeast)
• Mound Township (south)
• Elkhart Township (southwest)
• East Boone Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Rivers

• South Grand River

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Cass County R-V

Political districts

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com