Howard Township, Bates County, Missouri

Howard Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°05′32″N 94°33′41″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	37.17 sq mi (96.28 km2)
• Land	36.9 sq mi (95.57 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)  0.74%
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	552
• Density	15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64752, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766296

Howard Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 552.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Howard Township covers an area of 37.17 square miles (96.28 square kilometers); of this, 36.9 square miles (95.57 square kilometers, 99.26 percent) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.71 square kilometers, 0.74 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Hume

Unincorporated towns

• Sprague at 38.0955864°N 94.4596745°W / 38.0955864; -94.4596745

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

Adjacent townships

• Walnut Township (north)
• New Home Township (northeast)
• Osage Township (east)
• Metz Township, Vernon County (southeast)
• Henry Township, Vernon County (south)
• Sheridan Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)

School districts

• Hume R-VIII
• 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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com