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A township of 516 people in Bates County, Missouri
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Township in Missouri, United States
516Population
37.2 sq miArea
892 ftElevation

Howard 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 552. Howard Township has the name of territorial governor Benjamin Howard.

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Missouri · MO · Bates County
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