| Official Name: | Osage Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
| Area Total Km2: | 116.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 115.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.33 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 44.86 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 44.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 1837 |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.9 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 41.1 |
| Elevation M: | 238 |
| Elevation Ft: | 781 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0917°N -94.3569°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 64730, 64779 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766303 |
Osage 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 1,837.[1]
The township takes its name from the Osage River.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Osage Township covers an area of 44.86 square miles (116.17 square kilometers); of this, 44.73 square miles (115.84 square kilometers, 99.72 percent) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.33 square kilometers, 0.28 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Fairview Rider and Greenlawn.