Deer Creek Township, Bates County, Missouri


Deer Creek 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 2,162.
The township was named for a nearby creek of the same name where deer were abundant.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Deer Creek Township covers an area of 31.71 square miles ; of this, 31.67 square miles is land and 0.03 square miles is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The township contains Crescent Hill Cemetery.

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