Deepwater Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Bates County,
Missouri
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, and is part of the
Kansas City metropolitan area within the
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 247.
Deepwater Township took its name from a nearby creek.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Deepwater Township covers an area of 35.92 square miles (93.03 square kilometers); of this, 35.91 square miles (93 square kilometers, 99.97 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers, 0.03 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
*
Spruce at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
Spruce Township (north)
*
Walker Township, Henry County (northeast)
*
Hudson Township (south)
*
Pleasant Gap Township (southwest)
*
Summit Township (west)
*
Shawnee Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Radford, Smith, Snodgrass Union and White.
School districts
* Ballard R-II
Political districts
*
Missouri's 4th congressional district
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The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservative ...
* State House District 120
* State Senate District 31
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Bates County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri