Prairie Township, Bates County, Missouri

Prairie Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°04′55″N 94°13′25″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	26.16 sq mi (67.77 km2)
• Land	25.88 sq mi (67.04 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)  1.08%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	153
• Density	5.9/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64779, 64780
GNIS feature ID	0766305

Prairie Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 153.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Township covers an area of 26.16 square miles (67.77 square kilometers); of this, 25.88 square miles (67.04 square kilometers, 98.92 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 square kilometers, 1.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Papinville at 38.0672527°N 94.2268922°W / 38.0672527; -94.2268922
• Prairie City at 38.0789188°N 94.1746684°W / 38.0789188; -94.1746684

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

Adjacent townships

• Pleasant Gap Township (north)
• Hudson Township (northeast)
• Rockville Township (east)
• Bacon Township, Vernon County (southeast)
• Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (south)
• Osage Township, Vernon County (southwest)
• Osage Township (west)
• Lone Oak Township (northwest)

Lakes

• Carrico Lake
• Helem Lake
• Kineberger Lake
• Prairie Lake

School districts

• Rich Hill R-IV

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