Walnut Township, Bates County, Missouri

Walnut 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 419.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Township covers an area of 45.88 square miles (118.84 square kilometers); of this, 45.65 square miles (118.24 square kilometers, 99.5 percent) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 square kilometers, 0.5 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Foster

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Worland at 38.1878°N, -94.5919°W

Adjacent townships

 * Homer Township (north)
 * Charlotte Township (northeast)
 * New Home Township (east)
 * Howard Township (south)
 * Sheridan Township, Linn County, Kansas (southwest)
 * Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas (west)
 * Valley Township, Linn County, Kansas (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Salem and Woofin.

Airports and landing strips

 * Oerke Enterprises Airport

School districts

 * Hume R-VIII
 * Miami R-I
 * Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

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