Walnut Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′09″N 94°32′25″W / 38.15250°N 94.54028°W / 38.15250; -94.54028
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
• Total	45.88 sq mi (118.84 km2)
• Land	45.65 sq mi (118.24 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.5%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population  ( 2000)
• Total	419
• Density	9.2/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 ( CST)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes	64722, 64730, 64745, 64752, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766310

Walnut 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 419. ^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Township covers an area of 45.88 square miles (118.84 square kilometers); of this, 45.65 square miles (118.24 square kilometers, 99.5 percent) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 square kilometers, 0.5 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Foster

Unincorporated towns

• Worland at 38°11′16″N 94°35′31″W / 38.187805°N 94.5919°W / 38.187805; -94.5919

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

Adjacent townships

• Homer Township (north)
• Charlotte Township (northeast)
• New Home Township (east)
• Howard Township (south)
• Sheridan Township, Linn County, Kansas (southwest)
• Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
• Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Salem and Woofin.

Airports and landing strips

• Oerke Enterprises Airport

School districts

• Hume R-VIII
• Miami R-I
• Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• 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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com