West Boone Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°23′55″N 94°32′28″W / 38.39861°N 94.54111°W / 38.39861; -94.54111Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total30.24 sq mi (78.33 km²) • Land30.06 sq mi (77.86 km²) • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km²)  0.6%Elevation892 ft (272 m)Population • Total582 • Density19.4/sq mi (7.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766311

West Boone 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 582.^[1]

West Boone Township derives its name from the pioneer Daniel Boone.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Boone Township covers an area of 30.24 square miles (78.33 square kilometers); of this, 30.06 square miles (77.86 square kilometers, 99.4 percent) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 square kilometers, 0.6 percent) is water.

• Drexel (south edge)
• Merwin

• South Drexel at 38°28′35″N 94°36′32″W / 38.476404°N 94.608844°W / 38.476404; -94.608844

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Coldwater Township, Cass County (north)
• Everett Township, Cass County (northeast)
• East Boone Township (east)
• Elkhart Township (southeast)
• West Point Township (south)
• Sugar Creek Township, Miami County, Kansas (west)

The township contains Edgewood Cemetery.

• Arvin Ranch Airport

• Drexel R-IV
• Miami R-I

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• State House District 120
• State House District 125
• State Senate District 31

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com