Hudson
Bates · USGS GNIS name record 740947
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These Census tracts have reference points near Hudson. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 704 ↗
Bates County · MO
- Population
- 2,637
- Median home value
- $98,700
Census tract 701 ↗
Bates County · MO
- Population
- 5,155
- Median home value
- $226,700
Census tract 9504 ↗
Henry County · MO
- Population
- 2,982
- Median home value
- $145,900
Census tract 703 ↗
Bates County · MO
- Population
- 4,711
- Median home value
- $144,100
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Hudson ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
First name for a community in northern Hudson Twp, laid out in 1867 by Judge Chas. I. Robards on the strength of railroad surveys. Named for the explorer Henry Hudson, by immigrants from NY State. The community was missed by the railroad and passed out of existence, but the Lahia Post Office was est. onthe site. Lahia (earlier Lahi & Lahai) - P.O. est. on site of Hudson in 1877. Ramsay suggests that older spellings better correspond with pronunciation; "the change to the present spelling Lahia is accounted for by the common use of the ending -ia in other placenames." Conflicting explanations regarding name origin include because it "lay high" on the prairie, and named by John Brown for a place in Ohio, but we were unable to locate a feature in Ohio with this name.
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