Huntsdale, Missouri
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Boone County, Missouri
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. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
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Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area
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and had an estimated population of 31 in 2007.
The area was first settled in 1817, making it the second oldest settlement in Boone County. The town was founded on August 1, 1892 and named after W.B. Hunt. Huntsdale was first incorporated in 1906, but that status eventually fell into neglect and the last town council election took place in 1929.
Due mainly to an influx of residential development in the area, Huntsdale was reincorporated in February 2003 and its first elections were held two months later.
The center of activity in Huntsdale is Katfish Katy's http://www.katfishkaty-campground.com/, a small general store that sits beside the Katy Trail
Katy Trail State Park
The Katy Trail State Park is a recreation rail trail that runs in the right-of-way of the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The nickname "Katy" comes from the phonetic pronunciation of 'KT' in the railroad's abbreviated name, MKT. The trail, widely known as the Katy Trail, is a Missouri...
and features a campground and boat ramp. Katy's Little Lodge http://www.katyslittlelodge.com/, a bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast
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, is another notable business in the town.