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West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Bates

GNIS feature ID
  
0766312

Area
  
85.46 km²

Local time
  
Friday 9:32 PM

State
  
Missouri

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
260 m

Zip code
  
64723

Population
  
573 (2000)

West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 78% Humidity

West Point Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 573.

Contents

Map of West Point Township, MO 64723, USA

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

Geography

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

  • Amsterdam
  • Adjacent townships

  • 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

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

    Landmarks

  • City Park
  • School districts

  • Miami R-I
  • Political districts

  • Missouri's 4th congressional district
  • State House District 125
  • State Senate District 31
  • References

    West Point Township, Bates County, Missouri Wikipedia