Rockville 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 271.[1]
Rockville Township was established in 1872, taking its name from Rockville, Missouri.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rockville Township covers an area of 25.17 square miles (65.19 square kilometers); of this, 24.67 square miles (63.89 square kilometers, 98.01 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers, 1.99 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Hudson Township (north)
- Appleton Township, St. Clair County (northeast)
- Taber Township, St. Clair County (east)
- Speedwell Township, St. Clair County (southeast)
- Bacon Township, Vernon County (south)
- Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southwest)
- Prairie Township (west)
- Pleasant Gap Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains Rockville Cemetery.
Airports and landing strips
- Heiman Field
Lakes
- Horseshoe Lake
- Jones Lake
School districts
- Appleton City R-II
- Rich Hill R-IV
Political districts
- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 120
- State Senate District 31
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |