Editing Hudson, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''Hudson''' is a town in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 1,416 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2301934365| title=Census - Geography Profile: Hudson town, Penobscot County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
Hudson was first settled about 1800. In 1824, it became a plantation and was named "Jackson", probably after [[Andrew Jackson]]. In 1825, however, it was incorporated as the town of "Kirkland".  The name was changed to "Hudson" in 1854 after [[Hudson, Massachusetts]]. However Hudson, Massachusetts was not incorporated as such until 1866.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2165| title=Profile for Hudson, Maine| publisher=[[ePodunk]]| access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|37.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|2.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220032143/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|archive-date=December 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1830= 249
|1840= 351
|1850= 717
|1860= 771
|1870= 739
|1880= 659
|1890= 510
|1900= 430
|1910= 403
|1920= 369
|1930= 363
|1940= 372
|1950= 455
|1960= 542
|1970= 482
|1980= 797
|1990= 1048
|2000= 1393
|2010= 1536
|2020= 1416
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,536 people, 590 households, and 427 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|40.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 786 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 590 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.6% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the town was 40 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 32.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[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> there were 1,393 people, 508 households and 386 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|36.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 677 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.22% of the population.

There were 508 households, of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03.

27.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $38,594 and the median family income was $40,982. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,146 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,850. About 11.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

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* [[Maxwell Anderson]], playwright and screenwriter (''[[What Price Glory? (play)|What Price Glory?]]'', ''[[Key Largo (play)|Key Largo]]'', ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]''); [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner; owned a vacation home in Hudson<ref>{{cite book|last1=Avery|first1=Laurence|title=Dramatist in America: Letters of Maxwell Anderson, 1912-1958|date=1977|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill|pages=62–63|isbn=9780807849408|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iINNqp6FxU0C&q=%22Maxwell+Anderson%22+Maine&pg=PA1|access-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://hudsonmaine.wordpress.com Town of Hudson official website]

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[[Category:Towns in Penobscot County, Maine]]
[[Category:Towns in Maine]]