Editing Hudson, Florida

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'''Hudson''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located at the westernmost end of [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco County]], [[Florida]],  United States, and is included in the [[Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].  As of the 2020 census, Hudson's population was 12,944.

==History==
In 1878, Isaac Hudson moved his family to the uninhabited brush of coastal [[Pasco County]] and allowed a post office<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hudsonfla.com/history2.htm|title = Era II: The Founding: 1878 - 1905}}</ref> to be established in his home. The town grew in the early twentieth century when the Fivay Company [http://hudsonfla.com/history3.htm] began cutting lumber and shipping it by rail to [[Tampa]]. Hudson stagnated when the Fivay Company went out of business in 1912<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivay.org/fivay.html|title=History of Fivay, Pasco County, Florida|website=www.fivay.org|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> and people turned to the sea or moved away; shrimping and fishing employed about half of the working men in the 1930s to 1950s.

W.L. Hendry came with his sons from Tampa and began digging inlets from the coast around Hudson Springs, using the fill to create a higher ground to put a few houses on in 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hudsonfla.com/history5.htm|title = Era V: 1955-1965}}</ref> This was to become the Port of Hudson neighborhood. In the 1980s, people began building larger homes (most of which were mobile homes) along the canals. Now, while its older waterfront is reviving, large residential developments are spreading inland.

Bayonet Point Hospital, located in Hudson Florida, is the areas local hospital. Founded in 1981, it was the first hospital to be built in North West Pasco County serving residents in Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.hcafloridahealthcare.com/for-medical-professionals/graduate-medical-education/bayonet-point-hospital/about-us |title = About HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hudson has a total area of {{convert|6.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.31%) is water.

===Climate===
Hudson has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters.

Hudson's sea-level elevation and position next to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] shape its climate. The average temperature in Hudson can range from {{convert|60.3|F|C|abbr=}} in the winter to {{convert|80.7|F|C|abbr=}} in the summer.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2020= 12944
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 12,158 people, 5,816 households, and 3,466 families residing in Hudson. The population density was {{convert|2,005.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,686 housing units, at an average density of 1,207.5/sq.&nbsp;mi. (465.9/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 96.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 0.91% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race comprised 2.60% of the population.

There were 5,816 households, out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were nonfamilies. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04, and the average family size was 2.47.

In Hudson, 12.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 38.6% who were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 91.2 men.

The median income for a household in Hudson was $33,177, and the median income for a family was $39,708. Men had a median income of $30,688, versus $24,620 for women; the [[per capita income]] was $19,476. About 5.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Hudson has 2 Elementary Schools, 2 Middle Schools, and 3 High Schools.<ref>[https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/schools/ Pasco County List of Shools] [[Pasco County Schools]]. Retrieved 30 March 2025.</ref>

'''Elementary schools'''

* Hudson Academy (Grades 4-5)
* Hudson Primary Academy Grades (Grades K-5)

'''Middle schools'''

* Hudson Academy (Grades 6-8)
* West Pasco Education Academy - Harry Schwettman Campus (Grades 6-8)

'''High schools'''

* [[Fivay High School]] (Grades 9-12)
* [[Hudson High School (Florida)|Hudson High School]] (Grades 9-12)
* West Pasco Education Academy - Harry Schwettman Campus (Grades 9-12)

==Museums and libraries==
* [[New Port Richey Public Library]]
* [[West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library]]

==Parks and recreation==
Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park (Hudson Beach) was built in the 1960s and is the main beach for the Hudson community. Several restaurants in the area offer water views of the gulf or adjacent canals.

Veterans Memorial Park and Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park are the main indoor and outdoor sports and recreation centers, with indoor gymnasiums, outdoor fields and an outdoor pool (at Veterans Memorial Park).

There are also three semiprivate golf courses: Beacon Woods Golf Club,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beaconwoodsgolf.com/|title=Beacon Woods {{!}} Golf Club|website=www.beaconwoodsgolf.com|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> Meadow Oaks Golf & Country Club,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meadowoakscountryclub.com/|title=Welcome to Meadow Oaks Golf Club|website=Meadow Oaks Golf Club|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> and Heritage Pines Country Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritagepines.net/|title=Heritage Pines Country Club - Hudson, FL - Home|website=www.heritagepines.net|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>

Hudson once proclaimed itself the "gopher racing capital of the world".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fivay.org/images/ghs4432.html |title=History of Pasco County |website=www.fivay.org |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121015026/http://fivay.org/images/ghs4432.html |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Velva Darnell]], American country and pop singer
* [[Cody Lane]], stock car racing driver
* [[Amber Mariano (politician)|Amber Mariano]], politician and former Member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]
* [[Marie Rudisill]], writer and television personality
* [[Lindsay Zullo]], footballer
* [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], Professional Wrestler

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Littell C P, Ash, Pauline and Knowles, Brenda, 'Early Settlers of Hudson,' (pamphlet) c. 1978
* Dill, Glen, 'Suncoast Past,' c. 1987.
* Horgan, James, 'Historic Places of Pasco County,' c.1992.
* Miller, Harry, 'The Story of Hudson.' (pamphlet) c. 1973.
* Obenreder, Julia, and others, 'West Pasco's Heritage,' c. 1974.
* Tamm, David, 'Hudson Beach: Portrait of a Community in Flux' c. 2004
* {{cite book | last=Cannon | first=Jeff | title=Hudson (Images of America) | publisher=Arcadia Pub | publication-place=Charleston, SC | date=2009 | isbn=978-0-7385-6781-5}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hudsonfla.com Hudson, Florida]
* [http://www.fivay.org/hudson.html History of Hudson]

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