Rockville Township, Bates County, Missouri

38°04′22″N 94°05′16″W / 38.07278°N 94.08778°W / 38.07278; -94.08778Country United StatesState MissouriCountyBatesArea • Total25.17 sq mi (65.19 km²) • Land24.67 sq mi (63.89 km²) • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)  1.99%Elevation751 ft (229 m)Population • Total271 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesGNIS feature ID0766306

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.

• Rockville

• Hudson Township (north)
• Appleton Township, St. Clair County (northeast)
• Taber Township, St. Clair County (east)
• Speedwell Township, St. Clair County (southeast)
• Bacon Township, Vernon County (south)
• Blue Mound Township, Vernon County (southwest)
• Prairie Township (west)
• Pleasant Gap Township (northwest)

The township contains Rockville Cemetery.

• Heiman Field

• Horseshoe Lake
• Jones Lake

• Appleton City R-II
• Rich Hill R-IV

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