Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri


Elkhart 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 304.

History

Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s. The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles ; of this, 35.45 square miles is land and 0.09 square miles is water.

Adjacent townships

The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.

School districts