Editing Hudson, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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|postal_code              = 80642
|area_code                = [[Area code 303|303]]
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|website                  = [http://www.hudsoncolorado.org/ Town of Hudson]
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The '''Town of Hudson''' is a  [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Town of Hudson Home Rule Charter|url=https://hudsoncolorado.org/DocumentCenter/View/203/-Home-Rule-Charter-Adopted-1-5-16-signed?bidId=|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 1,651 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> The town derives its name from the town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=33|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=27}}</ref>

==Geography==
Hudson is located at {{coord|40|4|21|N|104|38|24|W|type:city}} (40.072582, -104.639890).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.85%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1920 = 322
| 1930 = 346
| 1940 = 295
| 1950 = 365
| 1960 = 430
| 1970 = 518
| 1980 = 698
| 1990 = 918
| 2000 = 1565
| 2010 = 2356
| 2020 = 1651
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<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,565 people, 485 households, and 388 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|673.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 504 housing units at an average density of {{convert|217.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 79.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.43% of the population.

There were 485 households, out of which 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,673, and the median income for a family was $48,393. Males had a median income of $36,108 versus $23,088 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,613. About 6.9% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.-->
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hudsoncolorado.org/ Town of Hudson website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/HUDSON.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Hudson]

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[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Weld County, Colorado]]