Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri

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; -94.34694Coordinates: 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	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64720, 64725
GNIS feature ID	0766291

Deer Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,162.^[1]

Geography

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

• Adrian (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Coleville at 38°24′56″N 94°18′08″W / 38.4155731°N 94.3021699°W / 38.4155731; -94.3021699
• Crescent Hill at 38°25′56″N 94°20′51″W / 38.4322389°N 94.3474487°W / 38.4322389; -94.3474487

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

Adjacent townships

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 71

Rivers

• South Grand River

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Cass County R-V

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 120
• 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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com