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Summit Township, Bates County, Missouri

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Summit Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
35.89 sq mi (92.97 km2)
 • Land35.84 sq mi (92.83 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
317
 • Density8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64730
GNIS feature ID0766309

Summit Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.[1]

Summit Township was so named on account of the relatively elevated prairies within its borders.[2]

Geography

According 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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Elizabeth Chapel and Glass.

School districts

  • Ballard R-II
  • Butler R-V School District

Political districts

References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ^ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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