Official Name: | Rockville Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
Area Total Km2: | 65.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 63.89 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.3 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.67 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.99 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 271 |
Population Density Km2: | 4.2 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 11 |
Elevation M: | 229 |
Elevation Ft: | 751 |
Coordinates: | 38.0728°N -94.0878°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 64724, 64780 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0766306 |
Rockville 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 271.[1]
Rockville Township was established in 1872, taking its name from Rockville, Missouri.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rockville Township covers an area of 25.17 square miles (65.19 square kilometers); of this, 24.67 square miles (63.89 square kilometers, 98.01 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers, 1.99 percent) is water.
The township contains Rockville Cemetery.