Official Name: | Elkhart Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
Area Total Km2: | 92.05 |
Area Land Km2: | 91.83 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.22 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.54 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.24 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 304 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.6 |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Coordinates: | 38.34°N -94.4461°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 64720, 64722, 64723, 64730 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0766293 |
Elkhart 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 304.[1]
Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s.[2] The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.45 square miles (91.83 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.