Homer 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 449.

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Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 12 mi · ER

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/PleasantonPleasanton · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

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Nearest: Linn County Library District #5Pleasanton · 9.9 miles · 35 hrs a week

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Locator map of Homer — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Omnedon · Public domain

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