| Official Name: | Mount Pleasant Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.41 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.95 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.44 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 5060 |
| Population Density Km2: | 54.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 141.4 |
| Elevation M: | 255 |
| Elevation Ft: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2572°N -94.3442°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64730 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766301 |
Mount Pleasant 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 5,060.[1]
The township was descriptively named.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill.