Shawnee 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 277. Shawnee Township has the name of the Shawnee Indians. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.82 square miles (92.76 square kilometers); of this, 35.76 square miles (92.61 square kilometers, 99.84 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 square kilometers, 0.16 percent) is water. Adjacent townships Grand River Township (north) Mingo Township (northeast) Spruce Township (east) Deepwater Township (southeast) Summit Township (south) Mount Pleasant Township (southwest) Mound Township (west) Deer Creek Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloud, France and Nichols. School districts Adrian County R-III Ballard R-II Butler R-V School District Political districts Missouri's 4th congressional district State House District 120 State Senate District 31 References United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS) United States National Atlas External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com Townships in Bates County, Missouri Townships in Missouri