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.[1] As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 252.[2] Its population was estimated to be 226 in 2018.[3]
Hudson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bates County | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′50″N 94°05′45″W / 38.16389°N 94.09583°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.99 sq mi (119.11 km2) |
| • Land | 45.92 sq mi (118.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) 0.15% |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 229 |
| • Density | 5/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 64724, 64730, 64780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766297 |
History
editHudson was named for the explorer Henry Hudson.[4]
Geography
editAccording 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
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- 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
editThe township contains these four cemeteries: Blackwell, Meyer, Myers and Round Prairie.
Major highways
edit
Lakes
edit- Appleton City Lake
School districts
edit- Rich Hill R-IV
Political districts
edit- Missouri's 4th congressional district
- State House District 120
- State Senate District 31
References
edit- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States National Atlas
- ^ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
- ^ "2010 Census- Total Population". Census Data. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "Total Population". Census Data. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 285.