Hudson Township, Bates County, Missouri

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|area_total_km2 = 119.11

|area_land_km2 = 118.93

|area_water_km2 = 0.18

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|area_total_sq_mi = 45.99

|area_land_sq_mi = 45.92

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.07

|area_water_percent = 0.15

|population_as_of = 2000

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|population_total = 229

|population_density_km2 = 1.9

|population_density_sq_mi = 5

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|elevation_m = 241

|elevation_ft = 791

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|postal_code = 64724, 64730, 64780

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Hudson 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 229.[https://www.census.gov United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website] As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 252.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2010 Census- Total Population|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Hudson%20Township,%20Bates%20County,%20Missouri&g=0600000US2901333562&hidePreview=false&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_060_00_PY_D1&cid=DP05_0001E|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Census Data}} Its population was estimated to be 226 in 2018.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Total Population|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Hudson%20Township,%20Bates%20County,%20Missouri&g=0600000US2901333562&hidePreview=false&tid=ACSDT5Y2018.B01003&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_060_00_PY_D1&cid=DP05_0001E|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Census Data}}

History

Hudson was named for the explorer Henry Hudson.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n53 285]}}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hudson Township covers an area of 45.99 square miles (119.11 square kilometers); of this, 45.92 square miles (118.93 square kilometers, 99.85 percent) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 square kilometers, 0.15 percent) is water.

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Hudson at {{coord|38.203637|-94.090222|scale:10000|display=inline}}

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Blackwell, Meyer, Myers and Round Prairie.

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=Lakes=

  • Appleton City Lake

School districts

  • Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]