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 Worland at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) 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 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