'Bates County, MO' definitions:

Bates -- U.S. County in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bates -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000) :
16653
Housing Units (2000) :
7247
Land area (2000) :
848.466410 sq. miles (2197.517820 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.900305 sq. miles (7.511755 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
851.366715 sq. miles (2205.029575 sq. km)
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
38.245471 N, 94.361720 W