Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Deer Creek Township

Township

Location in Bates County

Coordinates: 38°24′16″N 94°20′49″W﻿ / ﻿38.40444°N 94.34694°W﻿ / 38.40444; -94.34694
Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
County| Bates
Area

• Total

| 31.71 sq mi (82.12 km2)
• Land| 31.67 sq mi (82.03 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.1%
Elevation

| 846 ft (258 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 2,162
• Density| 68.3/sq mi (26.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

64720, 64725

GNIS feature ID| 0766291

Deer Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,162.[1]

The township was named for a nearby creek of the same name where deer were abundant.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Deer Creek Township covers an area of 31.71 square miles (82.12 square kilometers); of this, 31.67 square miles (82.03 square kilometers, 99.89 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers, 0.1 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Adrian (partial)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Coleville at 38°24′56″N 94°18′08″W﻿ / ﻿38.415573°N 94.30217°W﻿ / 38.415573; -94.30217
* Crescent Hill at 38°25′56″N 94°20′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.432239°N 94.347449°W﻿ / 38.432239; -94.347449

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Austin Township, Cass County (north)
* Grand River Township (east)
* Shawnee Township (southeast)
* Mound Township (south)
* Elkhart Township (southwest)
* East Boone Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 71

### Rivers

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* South Grand River

## School districts

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* Adrian County R-III
* Cass County R-V

## Political districts

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* Missouri's 4th congressional district
* State House District 120
* State House District 125
* State Senate District 31

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
2. ^ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Places adjacent to Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri

|  | Austin Township, Cass County |

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East Boone Township |

Deer Creek Township

| Grand River Township
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Elkhart Township | Mound Township | Shawnee Township

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Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Butler

Cities|

* Adrian
* Amoret
* Amsterdam
* Butler
* Drexel‡
* Hume
* Rich Hill
* Rockville

Map of Missouri highlighting Bates County

Villages|

* Foster
* Merwin
* Passaic

Townships|

* Charlotte
* Deepwater
* Deer Creek
* East Boone
* Elkhart
* Grand River
* Homer
* Howard
* Hudson
* Lone Oak
* Mingo
* Mound
* Mount Pleasant
* New Home
* Osage
* Pleasant Gap
* Prairie
* Rockville
* Shawnee
* Spruce
* Summit
* Walnut
* West Boone
* West Point

Unincorporated
communities|

* Altona
* Ballard
* Burdett
* Crescent Hill
* Hudson
* Johnstown
* Mayesburg
* New Home
* Nyhart
* Papinville
* Pleasant Gap
* Prairie City
* Sprague
* Spruce
* Virginia
* Worland

Ghost towns|

* Coleville
* Culver
* Peru
* Shobe
* Vinton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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