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· Missouri
Bates County
Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri, two counties south of the Missouri River and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,042. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates, the second Governor of Missouri.
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Cities and towns 10
Townships 24
- Township of Charlotte pop. 306
- Township of Deepwater pop. 253
- Township of Deer Creek pop. 2,387
- Township of East Boone pop. 566
- Township of Elkhart pop. 286
- Township of Grand River pop. 295
- Township of Homer pop. 369
- Township of Howard pop. 521
- Township of Hudson pop. 182
- Township of Lone Oak pop. 300
- Township of Mingo pop. 230
- Township of Mound pop. 759
- Township of Mount Pleasant pop. 4,949
- Township of New Home pop. 194
- Township of Osage pop. 1,629
- Township of Pleasant Gap pop. 201
- Township of Prairie pop. 153
- Township of Rockville pop. 190
- Township of Shawnee pop. 285
- Township of Spruce pop. 301
- Township of Summit pop. 240
- Township of Walnut pop. 332
- Township of West Boone pop. 737
- Township of West Point pop. 440
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 107551
- FIPS state
- 29
- FIPS county
- 013
- FIPS place
- 99013
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF BATES
- Mailing address
- 1 N DELAWARE ST, BUTLER 64730