Mingo Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mingo Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°25′08″N 94°07′06″W / 38.41889°N 94.11833°W / 38.41889; -94.11833Coordinates: 38°25′08″N 94°07′06″W / 38.41889°N 94.11833°W / 38.41889; -94.11833
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
- Total	25.86 sq mi (66.99 km2)
- Land	25.82 sq mi (66.87 km2)
- Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.18%
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	235
- Density	9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64720, 64747, 64788
GNIS feature ID	0766299

Mingo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 235.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mingo Township covers an area of 25.86 square miles (66.99 square kilometers); of this, 25.82 square miles (66.87 square kilometers, 99.82 percent) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.12 square kilometers, 0.18 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Aaron at 38°25′23″N 94°09′14″W / 38.4230734°N 94.1538332°W / 38.4230734; -94.1538332
• Mayesburg at 38°24′09″N 94°05′10″W / 38.4025189°N 94.0860542°W / 38.4025189; -94.0860542

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Sherman Township, Cass County (north)
• White Oak Township, Henry County (east)
• Walker Township, Henry County (southeast)
• Spruce Township (south)
• Shawnee Township (southwest)
• Grand River Township (west)
• Dayton Township, Cass County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Cove Creek, Earheart, Gragg and Peter Creek.

Rivers

• South Grand River

Lakes

• Clear Lake
• Sprig Lake

School districts

• Adrian County R-III
• Ballard R-II

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

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com