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History · West Boone Township

15% of West Boone Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on.

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15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Boone Township’s past

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The story so far

West Boone Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Boone Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

West Boone 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 582. West Boone Township derives its name from the pioneer Daniel Boone.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 715 to 694 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

West Boone Township on the map, 1961 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Boone Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

West Boone Township on the 1961 USGS mapWest Boone Township on the 1973 USGS mapWest Boone Township on the 1981 USGS map1961Drexel sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of West Boone Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Boone Township

Nobody well known was born in West Boone Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert A. HeinleinAmerican author and aeronautical engineer · b. 1907
Vicky HartzlerU.S. Representative from Missouri · b. 1960
Charles O'RearAmerican photographer and author · b. 1941
Wesley BolinAmerican politician · b. 1909
George H. ChristopherAmerican politician · b. 1888
Bob BeattyAmerican football player · b. 1955
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

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Arvin Ranch AirportairportEdgewood SchoolschoolMaple Grove SchoolschoolWoodland Schoolschool
1cemetery inside West Boone Township
Edgewood

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

East Boone TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Point TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDrexelIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.