Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°05′30″N 94°21′25″W / 38.09167°N 94.35694°W / 38.09167; -94.35694Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total44.86 sq mi (116.17 km²) • Land44.73 sq mi (115.84 km²) • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km²)  0.28%Elevation781 ft (238 m)Population • Total1,837 • Density41.1/sq mi (15.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766303

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.

• Rich Hill

• Lone Oak Township (northeast)
• Prairie Township (east)
• Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southeast)
• Metz Township, Vernon County (southwest)
• Howard Township (west)
• New Home Township (northwest)

The township contains these two cemeteries: Fairview Rider and Greenlawn.

• U.S. Route 71

• Schooley Airport

• Rich Hill R-IV

• Missouri's 4th congressional district
• 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