New Home Township, Bates County, Missouri

New Home Township
—  Township  —
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′30″N 94°27′20″W / 38.15833°N 94.45556°W / 38.15833; -94.45556Coordinates: 38°09′30″N 94°27′20″W / 38.15833°N 94.45556°W / 38.15833; -94.45556
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Bates
Area
– Total	44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2)
– Land	44.53 sq mi (115.32 km2)
– Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	768 ft (234 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	222
– Density	5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64730, 64779
GNIS feature ID	0766302

New Home Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 222.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, New Home Township covers an area of 44.63 square miles (115.6 square kilometers); of this, 44.53 square miles (115.32 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Cornland at 38°10′40″N 94°23′02″W / 38.1778048°N 94.3838401°W / 38.1778048; -94.3838401
• New Home at 38°08′37″N 94°28′21″W / 38.1436399°N 94.4724527°W / 38.1436399; -94.4724527
• Nyhart at 38°12′15″N 94°26′01″W / 38.2041927°N 94.4335632°W / 38.2041927; -94.4335632

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

Adjacent townships

• Charlotte Township (north)
• Mount Pleasant Township (northeast)
• Lone Oak Township (east)
• Osage Township (southeast)
• Howard Township (southwest)
• Walnut Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Thomas Cemetery.

Rivers

• Marias des Cygnes River

Lakes

• Brushy Mound Lake

School districts

• Butler R-V School District
• Hume R-VIII
• Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 125
• 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