Homer Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Homer Township

Township

Location in Bates County

Coordinates: 38°16′04″N 94°34′00″W﻿ / ﻿38.26778°N 94.56667°W﻿ / 38.26778; -94.56667
Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
County| Bates
Area

• Total

| 34.71 sq mi (89.9 km2)
• Land| 34.42 sq mi (89.16 km2)
• Water| 0.28 sq mi (0.74 km2)  0.82%
Elevation

| 794 ft (242 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 449
• Density| 13/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

64722, 64723, 64730, 64752, 64779

GNIS feature ID| 0766295

Homer 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 449.[1]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Homer Township covers an area of 34.71 square miles (89.9 square kilometers); of this, 34.42 square miles (89.16 square kilometers, 99.18 percent) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.74 square kilometers, 0.82 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Amoret

### Unincorporated towns

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* Mulberry at 38°17′26″N 94°33′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.290578°N 94.564677°W﻿ / 38.290578; -94.564677

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

### Adjacent townships

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* West Point Township (north)
* Elkhart Township (northeast)
* Charlotte Township (east)
* Walnut Township (south)
* Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas (southwest)
* Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
* Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Benjamin and Jackson.

### Major highways

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* Missouri Route 52

## School districts

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* Hume R-VIII
* Miami R-I

## Political districts

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* Missouri's 4th congressional district
* 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. ^ "United States Census Bureau American FactFinder". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2009.

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to Homer Township, Bates County, Missouri

| Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas | West Point Township | Elkhart Township

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Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas |

Homer Township

| Charlotte Township
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Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas | Walnut 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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