Pleasant Gap 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 264.[1]
Pleasant Gap Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bates County | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′28″N 94°13′09″W / 38.15778°N 94.21917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.64 sq mi (118.22 km2) |
| • Land | 45.61 sq mi (118.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 264 |
| • Density | 5.8/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 64724, 64730, 64779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766304 |
The township took its name from the community of Pleasant Gap, Missouri.[2]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Gap Township covers an area of 45.64 square miles (118.22 square kilometers); of this, 45.61 square miles (118.12 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Summit Township (north)
- Deepwater Township (northeast)
- Hudson Township (east)
- Rockville Township (southeast)
- Prairie Township (south)
- Lone Oak Township (west)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains Rogers Cemetery.
Major highways
edit
Airports and landing strips
edit- Bauer PGI Airport
School districts
edit- Butler R-V School District
- Rich Hill R-IV
Political districts
edit- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 120
- State House District 125
- State Senate District 31
References
edit- 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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