Hudson Township, Bates County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Hudson Township

Township

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
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

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

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

## Geography

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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

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* Hudson at 38°12′13″N 94°05′25″W﻿ / ﻿38.203637°N 94.090222°W﻿ / 38.203637; -94.090222

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

### Adjacent townships

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* 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

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

### Major highways

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* Missouri Route 52

### Lakes

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* Appleton City Lake

## School districts

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* Rich Hill R-IV

## Political districts

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* Missouri's 4th congressional district
* State House District 120
* State Senate District 31

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

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.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com

Places adjacent to Hudson Township, Bates County, Missouri

|  | Deepwater Township | Deepwater Township, Henry County

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Pleasant Gap Township |

Hudson Township

| Appleton Township, St. Clair County
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Prairie Township | Rockville Township | Taber Township, St. Clair County

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Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Butler

Cities|

* Adrian
* Amoret
* Amsterdam
* Butler
* Drexel‡
* Hume
* Rich Hill
* Rockville

Map of Missouri highlighting Bates County

Villages|

* Foster
* Merwin
* Passaic

Townships|

* Charlotte
* Deepwater
* Deer Creek
* East Boone
* Elkhart
* Grand River
* Homer
* Howard
* Hudson
* Lone Oak
* Mingo
* Mound
* Mount Pleasant
* New Home
* Osage
* Pleasant Gap
* Prairie
* Rockville
* Shawnee
* Spruce
* Summit
* Walnut
* West Boone
* West Point

Unincorporated
communities|

* Altona
* Ballard
* Burdett
* Crescent Hill
* Hudson
* Johnstown
* Mayesburg
* New Home
* Nyhart
* Papinville
* Pleasant Gap
* Prairie City
* Sprague
* Spruce
* Virginia
* Worland

Ghost towns|

* Coleville
* Culver
* Peru
* Shobe
* Vinton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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