West Point 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 573.[1]
West Point Township took its name from the community of West Point, which is now considered a ghost town.[2]
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
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
- 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 | |