Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri
# Elkhart Township, Bates County, Missouri

Elkhart 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 304.

## History

Elkhart Township was established in the 1860s. The name is a transfer from Elkhart, Indiana.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elkhart Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles (92.05 square kilometers); of this, 35.45 square miles (91.83 square kilometers, 99.76 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 square kilometers, 0.24 percent) is water.

### Adjacent townships

* East Boone Township (north)
* Deer Creek Township (northeast)
* Mound Township (east)
* Mount Pleasant Township (southeast)
* Charlotte Township (south)
* Homer Township (southwest)
* West Point Township (west)
* West Boone Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Howell and Scott.

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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