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 Headwords: Bates Bates, MO Bates County Bates County, MO