Hudson Township, Bates County, Missouri
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|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Missouri}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Bates
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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
|coordinates = {{coord|38|09|50|N|94|05|45|W|region:US-MO|display=inline,title}}
|timezone = CST
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|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 64724, 64730, 64780
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|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
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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.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Deepwater Township (north)
- Deepwater Township, Henry County (northeast)
- Appleton Township, St. Clair County (east)
- Taber Township, St. Clair County (southeast)
- Rockville Township (south)
- Prairie Township (southwest)
- Pleasant Gap Township (west)
=Cemeteries=
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
- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 120
- State Senate District 31
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]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090205061611/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/missouri.html US-Counties.com]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Hudson Township
|North=Deepwater Township
|Northeast=Deepwater Township, Henry County
|East=Appleton Township, St. Clair County
|Southeast=Taber Township, St. Clair County
|South=Rockville Township
|Southwest=Prairie Township
|West=Pleasant Gap Township
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{{Bates County, Missouri}}
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