Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri

Mount Pleasant 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 5,060.

The township was descriptively named.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Butler

Adjacent townships

 * Mound Township (north)
 * Shawnee Township (northeast)
 * Summit Township (east)
 * Lone Oak Township (south)
 * New Home Township (southwest)
 * Charlotte Township (west)
 * Elkhart Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:MO-52.svg|25px]] Missouri Route 52

Airports and landing strips

 * Bates County Hospital Heliport
 * Butler Memorial Airport

Lakes

 * Butler Recreational Lake
 * Kennedy Lake

Landmarks

 * Butler Country Club Golf Course
 * Butler Golf Course

Streams

 * Miami Creek
 * Mound Branch

School districts

 * Butler R-V School District

Political districts

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