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Hudson, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hayes Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67545. The Survey maps it on the Hudson quadrangle. 95 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,870 feet above sea level.

Hudson within Stafford County

Population over time

2 figures

Hudson fell from 129 to 95 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010129
202095-34 (-26%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

25 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Hudson between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,245 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Natural6
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStafford County92
6 August 2012Natural67 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeIKE & JOES
29 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStafford County80
25 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service75
20 August 2007Natural10 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeHUDSON
19 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresStafford County77
13 August 2006Natural56 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeSAN HILL HOLLOW
31 July 2003Natural10 acresQuivira National Wildlife RefugeHUDSON COMPLEX

Every fire recorded in Stafford County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson in 69 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 46 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Hudson2 killed, 1 hurtThis tornado moved north/northwest and unfortunately claimed two lives. The tornado hit a house (among trees, outbuildings, fences) and the persons involved were parked under a tree in the drive way of the home. Tragically, the very large tree was uprooted and landed on the vehicle. A female (age 21) that was in the back seat was severely injured. A female (age 56) and her son (age 17) in the front seat were crushed and apparently killed instantly. The tornado moved on into Barton county at 606 PM. The house received EF2 damage and the occupant of the home was in the basement, but arrived there less than 30 seconds before the tornado hit.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindHudson$100,000A microburst that lasted three minutes caused tremendous damage in the small community. Every building in the town had damage. 15 Homes had major structural damage. An ammonia tank was damaged causing a 2 to 3 block area to be evacuated.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindHudson$50,000Pivot sprinkler was completely destroyed by the wind.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHudson$7,000Multiple power poles were blown down by the high wind.
September 2025HailHudson-A public report of 1.75 inch hail.
September 2025HailHudson-A public report of 1.75 inch hail.
April 2015HailHudson-Most of the hail was pea sized.
April 2015HailHudson-Most of the hail was pea sized.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindHudson-Winds were sustained at 49 MPH for at least 1 minute.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindHudson-Power lines were blown down by the high wind.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Hudson-This tornado moved over open areas and did no apparent damage.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHudson-Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHudson-Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by the high wind.
April 2012Tornado (EF1)Hudson-This was a satellite tornado southeast and east of the monster tornado that moved through Stafford county. This one did damage to trees and power poles.
June 2010Heavy RainHudson-Rainfall of 2.32 was reported.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindHudson-One inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by the strong wind.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindHudson-Four inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
July 2007Heavy RainHudson-Two inches of rain fell.
May 2007Tornado (EF1)Hudson-This was the final tornado of the night in the Dodge City National Weather Service County Warning Area. EF1 damage was done to trees and pivot irrigation sprinklers.
June 2004HailHudson-The hail covered the ground
September 2003HailHudson-Leaves were stripped from the trees
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHudson-Four inch tree limbs were broken by the high wind.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindHudson-Twelve inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindHudson-Six to eight inch diameter tree limbs blown down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
May 2020HailHudson-no account filed
May 2020HailHudson-no account filed
May 2020HailHudson-no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
June 2017HailHudson-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
November 2012HailHudson-no account filed
April 2011HailHudson-no account filed
May 2010HailHudson-no account filed
June 2008HailHudson-no account filed
May 2008HailHudson-no account filed
May 2007HailHudson-no account filed
May 2007HailHudson-no account filed
May 2007HailHudson-no account filed
August 2006HailHudson-no account filed
April 2005HailHudson-no account filed
July 2005HailHudson-no account filed
May 2004HailHudson-no account filed
May 2004HailHudson-no account filed
October 2004HailHudson-no account filed
May 2003HailHudson-no account filed
March 2002HailHudson-no account filed
April 2002HailHudson-no account filed
June 2002HailHudson-no account filed
June 2002HailHudson-no account filed
April 2001HailHudson-no account filed
April 2001HailHudson-no account filed
April 2001HailHudson-no account filed
June 2001HailHudson-no account filed
June 2000HailHudson-no account filed
September 2000HailHudson-no account filed
May 1999HailHudson-no account filed
March 1998HailHudson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stafford County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Seward8.7 miles15
St. John8.9 miles15
Stafford10.4 miles14
Radium13.2 miles15
Zenith13.6 miles13
Dillwyn14.9 miles14
Neola18.2 miles14
Macksville19.2 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HudsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2666528The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475949. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.