West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in the US state of Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

West Point Township

Township

Location in Bates County

Coordinates: 38°21′06″N 94°33′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.35167°N 94.56306°W﻿ / 38.35167; -94.56306
Country|  United States
State|  Missouri
County| Bates
Area

• Total| 33 sq mi (85.46 km2)
• Land| 32.88 sq mi (85.15 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)  0.36%
Elevation

| 853 ft (260 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 573
• Density| 17.4/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

64723

GNIS feature ID| 0766312

West Point 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 573.[1]

West Point Township took its name from the community of West Point, which is now considered a ghost town.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.88 square miles (85.15 square kilometers, 99.64 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 square kilometers, 0.36 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Amsterdam

### Adjacent townships

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* West Boone Township (north)
* East Boone Township (northeast)
* Elkhart Township (east)
* Charlotte Township (southeast)
* Homer Township (south)
* Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
* Sugar Creek Township, Miami County, Kansas (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Forbes, Walley and West Point.

### Landmarks

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* City Park

## School districts

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* 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. ^ "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.

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

| Sugar Creek Township, Miami County, Kansas | West Boone Township | East Boone Township

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Lincoln Township, Linn County, Kansas |

West Point Township

| Elkhart Township
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| Homer Township | Charlotte 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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