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History · Hudson Township

Hudson Township’s post office opened in 1872

Most of Hudson Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1966 on.

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How Hudson Township began

When was Hudson Township founded?

1872

The Hudson Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Hudson (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 944154 years
Founding year: the first Hudson Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hudson Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hudson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hudson Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hudson Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hudson Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hudson Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 944 at the 2020 census. Hudson Township was organized in 1869. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Hudson, Wisconsin caused the name to be selected.

Its first post office opened in 1872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 876 to 944 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hudson Township, 1872 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Hudson post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Hudson post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hudson Township on the map, 1966 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hudson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hudson Township on the 1966 USGS mapHudson Township on the 1994 USGS map1966Forada sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hudson Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hudson Township

Nobody well known was born in Hudson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Peter KrauseAmerican actor · b. 1965
Duane HansonAmerican sculptor · b. 1925
Carl Van DykeAmerican congressman for Minnesota · b. 1881
Edward HansonU.S. Navy Vice admiral and Governor of American… · b. 1889
Albert SandersCanadian politician · b. 1889
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Celius DoughertyPianist and composer · b. 1902
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Hudson, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use
Aggies Landing Airportairport
1cemetery inside Hudson Township
Hudson

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Orange TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlexandria8 historic placesB+Alexandria TownshipIts storyC−Leven Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Mary TownshipIts storyCWestport TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hudson Township’s history

What year was Hudson Township founded?

The Hudson Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.