| Official Name: | Shawnee Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.15 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.76 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.16 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 277 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.7 |
| Elevation M: | 258 |
| Elevation Ft: | 846 |
| Coordinates: | 38.3486°N -94.2353°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 64720, 64730 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766307 |
Shawnee 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 277.[1]
Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.76 square kilometers); of this, 35.76 square miles (92.61 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water.
The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloud, France and Nichols.