Hudson Township, Bates County, Missouri

Hudson Township
Township
Location in Bates County
Location in Bates County
Coordinates: 38°09′50″N 94°05′45″W / 38.16389°N 94.09583°W / 38.16389; -94.09583
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total
45.99 sq mi (119.11 km2)
 • Land45.92 sq mi (118.93 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
229
 • Density5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
64724, 64730, 64780
GNIS feature ID0766297

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]

History

Hudson was named for the explorer Henry Hudson.[4]

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

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Lakes

  • Appleton City Lake

School districts

  • Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
  2. ^ "2010 Census- Total Population". Census Data. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Total Population". Census Data. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 285.