Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri

Elkhart Township
Township

Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°W / 38.34000; -94.44611Coordinates: 38°20′24″N 94°26′46″W / 38.34000°N 94.44611°W / 38.34000; -94.44611
Country  United States
State  Missouri
County Bates
Area
 • Total 35.54 sq mi (92.05 km2)
 • Land 35.45 sq mi (91.83 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)  0.24%
Elevation 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 304
 • Density 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 64720, 64722, 64723, 64730
GNIS feature ID 0766293

Elkhart Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 304.[1]

History

Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s.[2] The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.45 square miles (91.83 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.

School districts

  • Adrian County R-III
  • Butler R-V School District
  • Miami R-I

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ↑ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 285.
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