| Official Name: | West Point Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
| Area Total Km2: | 85.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 85.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.31 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.88 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 573 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.7 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.4 |
| Elevation M: | 260 |
| Elevation Ft: | 853 |
| Coordinates: | 38.3517°N -94.5631°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64723 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766312 |
West Point 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 573.[1]
West Point Township took its name from the community of West Point, which is now considered a ghost town.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of 33 square miles (85.46 square kilometers); of this, 32.88 square miles (85.15 square kilometers, 99.64 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 square kilometers, 0.36 percent) is water.
The township contains these three cemeteries: Forbes, Walley and West Point.