Mount Pleasant 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 5,060. The township was descriptively named. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 35.95 square miles (93.11 square kilometers); of this, 35.79 square miles (92.71 square kilometers, 99.57 percent) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 square kilometers, 0.44 percent) is water. Cities, towns, villages Butler Adjacent townships Mound Township (north) Shawnee Township (northeast) Summit Township (east) Lone Oak Township (south) New Home Township (southwest) Charlotte Township (west) Elkhart Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these two cemeteries: Morris and Oak Hill. Major highways U.S. Route 71 Missouri Route 52 Airports and landing strips Bates County Hospital Heliport Butler Memorial Airport Lakes Butler Recreational Lake Kennedy Lake Landmarks Butler Country Club Golf Course Butler Golf Course School districts 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