Rockville Township is one of twenty-four

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in Bates County,

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, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 271. Rockville Township was established in 1872, taking its name from Rockville, Missouri.

Geography

According to the

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, Rockville Township covers an area of 25.17 square miles (65.19 square kilometers); of this, 24.67 square miles (63.89 square kilometers, 98.01 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers, 1.99 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Rockville

Adjacent townships

* Hudson Township (north) * Appleton Township, St. Clair County (northeast) * Taber Township, St. Clair County (east) * Speedwell Township, St. Clair County (southeast) * Bacon Township, Vernon County (south) * Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southwest) * Prairie Township (west) * Pleasant Gap Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Rockville Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

* Heiman Field

Lakes

* Horseshoe Lake * Jones Lake

School districts

* Appleton City R-II * Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

Missouri's 4th congressional district Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west central Missouri. It stretches from Columbia to the southern suburbs of Kansas City, including a sliver of Kansas City itself. The district is predominantly rural and relatively conservative ...

* 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

External links

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