Mound Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mound Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 819.

Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.82 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 99.75 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers, 0.25 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Adrian (partial)
 * Passaic

Adjacent townships

 * Deer Creek Township (north)
 * Grand River Township (northeast)
 * Shawnee Township (east)
 * Summit Township (southeast)
 * Mount Pleasant Township (south)
 * Charlotte Township (southwest)
 * Elkhart Township (west)
 * East Boone Township (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71

Landmarks

 * City Park
 * Grove Street

School districts

 * Adrian County R-III
 * Butler R-V School District

Political districts

 * Missouri's 4th congressional district
 * State House District 125
 * State Senate District 31