Grand River Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Grand River Township

Township

Location in Bates County

Coordinates: 38°25′41″N 94°13′03″W﻿ / ﻿38.42806°N 94.21750°W﻿ / 38.42806; -94.21750
Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
County| Bates
Area

• Total| 25.06 sq mi (64.9 km2)
• Land| 25.06 sq mi (64.9 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 856 ft (261 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 251
• Density| 10/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

64720, 64725, 64747

GNIS feature ID| 0766294

Grand River 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 251.[1]

Grand River Township was established in 1870, and named after the Grand River.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Grand River Township covers an area of 25.06 square miles (64.9 square kilometers).

### Unincorporated towns

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* Altona at 38°23′59″N 94°14′06″W﻿ / ﻿38.399741°N 94.234946°W﻿ / 38.399741; -94.234946

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Dayton Township, Cass County (north)
* Mingo Township (east)
* Spruce Township (southeast)
* Shawnee Township (south)
* Mound Township (southwest)
* Deer Creek Township (west)
* Austin Township, Cass County (northwest)

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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* Missouri's 4th congressional district
* State House District 120
* 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 Grand River Township, Bates County, Missouri

| Austin Township, Cass County | Dayton Township, Cass County |

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Deer Creek Township |

Grand River Township

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Mound Township | Shawnee Township | Spruce 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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