Mound 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 819. Mound Township was named for the mounds within its borders. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Mound Township covers an area of 36.23 square miles (93.82 square kilometers); of this, 36.13 square miles (93.59 square kilometers, 99.75 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometers, 0.25 percent) is water. Cities, towns, villages Adrian (partial) Passaic Adjacent townships Deer Creek Township (north) Grand River Township (northeast) Shawnee Township (east) Summit Township (southeast) Mount Pleasant Township (south) Charlotte Township (southwest) Elkhart Township (west) East Boone Township (northwest) Major highways U.S. Route 71 Landmarks City Park Grove Street School districts Adrian County R-III Butler R-V School District 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