Howard Township, Bates County, Missouri

Howard Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°05′32″N 94°33′41″W / 38.09222°N 94.56139°WCoordinates: 38°05′32″N 94°33′41″W / 38.09222°N 94.56139°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	37.17 sq mi (96.28 km^2)
• Land	36.9 sq mi (95.57 km^2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km^2)  0.74%
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	552
• Density	15/sq mi (5.8/km^2)
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.^[1]

Howard Township has the name of territorial governor Benjamin Howard.^[2]

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°05′44″N 94°27′35″W / 38.095586°N 94.459675°W

(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

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.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com