Editing Hudson, Ohio

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'''Hudson''' is a city in northern [[Summit County, Ohio]], United States. The population was 23,110 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3936651|title=Census - Geography Profile: Hudson city, Ohio|access-date=April 21, 2022}}</ref> It is a [[suburb]]an community in the [[Akron metropolitan area]]. [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] made his first public vow to destroy slavery here and the city later became part of the [[Underground Railroad]]. The Village of Hudson and Hudson Township were formerly two separate governing entities that merged in 1994.

==History==
[[Image:WRA chapel.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The chapel of [[Western Reserve Academy]]]]
The city is named after its founder, [[David Hudson (pioneer)|David Hudson]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n161 162]}}</ref> who settled there from [[Goshen, Connecticut]], in 1799, when it was part of the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]]. The village of Hudson, located in the center of [[Hudson Township, Summit County, Ohio|Hudson Township]], was incorporated in 1837. In Hudson, David Hudson built the first log house in [[Summit County, Ohio]]. There is a marker at the intersection of Baldwin Street and North Main Street ([[Ohio State Route 91]]), on the right when traveling east on Baldwin Street. The marker is embedded in the west face of the boulder.<ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=41268 The first Log House in Summit County]</ref>

Hudson, which had a distinctly New England character from its early settlers,<ref name=Sernett2004>{{cite book
|title=Abolition's Axe. Beriah Green, Oneida Institute, and the Black Freedom Struggle
|first=Milton C.
|last=Sernett
|authorlink=Milton Sernett
|location=Syracuse, New York
|publisher=[[Syracuse University Press]]
|year=2004
|isbn=0815623704
|page=17}}</ref> was the home of [[Western Reserve Academy|Western Reserve College and Preparatory School]], founded in 1826 by David Hudson among others. It was spoken of as the "Yale of the West". The college moved to [[Cleveland]] in 1882 and later, as Western Reserve University, merged with the Case Institute of Technology to form the modern [[Case Western Reserve University]]. The Yale-inspired red brick buildings are now the [[Western Reserve Academy]]. The [[Loomis Observatory]] was built in 1838 and is the oldest observatory in the U.S. still in its original location.

The [[Cleveland Line (Norfolk Southern)|Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad]] began service to Hudson in 1852. In 1861, President-elect [[Abraham Lincoln]] spoke to about 6,000 people for 2 to 3 minutes from the last train car at the old Hudson Depot, near the south end of College Street.<ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=41269 In 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke to about 6,000 people in Hudson, Ohio]</ref><ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/map.asp?markers=41269 The former train track path past the old Hudson Depot left following property lines that align with the former path of the railroad: Both the north and south property lines of the current Hudson Police Department; along the northeast property line at the Shell Station by Hwy 303 and Library Street; along the northeast property line of the Cold Stone Creamery]</ref> The railroad ended passenger service at Hudson in 1965.<ref>https://case.edu/ech/articles/p/pennsylvania-railroad Pennsylvania Railroad | Case Western Reserve University</ref> A former train station (built in the 1910s) that was located near the intersection of West Streetsboro and Library Streets was demolished in 2013.<ref>https://www.summitmemory.org/digital/collection/ABJarchives/id/5733/ 1970 picture of the Pennsylvania Train Station in Hudson, Ohio.</ref><ref>https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3791p.rr005210/?r=-0.049,0.273,0.541,0.358,0 1884 Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections. This map shows the Hudson, Ohio train station on the railroad.</ref>

East of Morse Road, there is an unfinished Clinton Air Line Railroad bridge (over Hurricane Creek near the power line from Morse Road to W. Prescott Road).<ref>Clinton Air Line Railroad bridge east of Morse Road [https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/lifestyle/2020/11/10/railroads-hudson-featured-heritage-association-program/6219851002/] Railroads of Hudson featured in Heritage Association program | Nov 2020 | Akron Beacon Journal (newspaper) | See also [[Moran, Ohio]] A Clinton Air Line Railroad bridge foundation remains at Tinker's Creek near Streetsboro, Ohio</ref>

There was a fire on the west side of Hudson's Main Street in 1892. The fire destroyed the buildings between Park Lane and Clinton Street. A. W. Lockhart's saloon and the Mansion House [Hotel] burned.<ref>[https://www.hudsonmemory.org/historical-events/hudsons-great-fire-of-1892-2/ Hudson’s Great Fire of 1892]</ref> The Hudson-born Pennsylvania coal mine owner [[James Ellsworth (industrialist)|James Ellsworth]] assisted in the rebuilding of Main Street after the street had been destroyed by fire in 1903. Ellsworth also refinanced the bankrupt Western Reserve Academy, housed on the former campus of Western Reserve College, which had been closed from 1903 until 1916.

In 1882, Gustave H. Grimm established the G.H. Grimm Manufacturing Company to build and sell corrugated tin-pan evaporators for use in maple syrup production. That area, now called "The Evaporator Works", is on the south of Ravenna Street and just east of Ohio Route 91.<ref>[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=29261 Gustave H. Grimm, his Champion Evaporator for producing maple syrup]</ref>

The Hudson Clock Tower was built in 1912 by [[James Ellsworth (industrialist)|James Ellsworth]] who was born in Hudson in 1849. The original clock movement was supplied by the [[E. Howard Clock Company]] of Boston. The energy from 3000-pound weights powered the movement of the clocks and Westminster chimes. The town marshall was responsible for entering the tower every few days and winding (lifting) the weights.<ref>[https://www.hudson.oh.us/148/History-of-Hudson History of the Hudson Clock Tower]</ref>

[[Lincoln Ellsworth]] was the son of [[James Ellsworth (industrialist)|James Ellsworth]]. Lincoln Ellsworth is the only Hudsonite on a U.S. postage stamp.<ref>[https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/hudson-hub-times/2019/03/07/hudson-s-heritage-exploring-life/53197965007/ Hudson’s heritage: Exploring the life, legacy of Lincoln Ellsworth | Hudson Hub Times]</ref> The [[Ellsworth Mountains]] are named after Lincoln Ellsworth. Lincoln was born in Chicago and lived in Hudson when he was a child. Lincoln was awarded two [[Congressional Gold Medals]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lincoln-Ellsworth Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer | Britannica]</ref><ref>[https://frammuseum.no/polar-history/explorers/lincoln-ellsworth-1880-1951/ Explorers, Ellsworth, Lincoln (1880–1951)]</ref>

From 1957 until the late 1980s, [[General Motors]] had a factory of almost one thousand workers in Hudson that built crawler tractor earth-moving equipment. The factory was beside and east of [[Ohio State Route 91]] and it was south of [[Terex]] Road. The original 1958 factory had 660,000 square feet. In 1961, GM added 340,000 square feet for a total of 1 million square feet of factory. In 1970, GM renamed their earth-moving equipment division as [[Terex]]. Currently [[Jo-Ann Stores]] uses most of the former GM factory.<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/1120817/Former-General-Motors-Terex-Factory General Motors Euclid Division, Terex Factory (Hudson, Ohio)]</ref><ref>[https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/2677 Terex: The Earth-moving Kings]</ref> Hudson had an airport from mid-1920s until 1957, known as the Hudson Mid-City Airport, near the former General Motors Euclid Division.<ref>[https://www.hudsonmemory.org/places/mid-city-airport/ Hudson Mid-City Airport, 1920s until 1957]</ref>

On November 28, 1973, a large area of the village, "roughly bounded by College, Streetsboro, S. Main, and Baldwin" streets, was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Hudson Historic District. The historic district was expanded on October 10, 1989, to also include the area "roughly bounded by Hudson St., Old Orchard Dr., Aurora St., Oviatt St., Streetsboro St., and College St. to Aurora (street)". In addition to the Hudson Historic District, there are several additional properties in Hudson listed on the Register.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The City of Hudson came about in 1994 when voters approved the merger of Hudson Township and Hudson Village, which had previously been two separate governing entities.

In July 2003, Hudson received over {{convert|17|in}} of rain from three storm events within 24 hours. Hudson had flood damage within all its three watersheds ... Mud Brook, Brandywine Creek and Tinker's Creek. The Brandywine Creek Watershed experienced the most flood damage in 2003.<ref>[https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/8196/2020-Storm-Water-Presentation The City of Hudson Storm Water Update | February 25, 2020| 22 pages with maps]</ref> Two men drowned in an underground parking garage of a condominium complex on July 21, 2003.<ref>[https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/hudson-hub-times/2014/08/27/letter-remembering-lives-lost-during/19730187007/ Letter: Remembering lives lost during Hudson flood of 2003 | Akron Beacon Journal | August 27, 2014]</ref><ref>[https://www.wfmj.com/story/5301048/flooding-facts Flooding Facts | 21 WFMJ | Youngstown, OH]</ref> [[Ohio State Route 91|State Routes 91]] and [[Ohio State Route 303|303]] flooded where the highways dip low to pass under the train tracks and the highways were closed by 7:40 PM on July 21.<ref>[https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/research/roth/landcane.html MCS with Eye - July 21, 2003 | David Roth, Forecaster | Weather Prediction Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce]</ref><ref>[https://hazards-fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8b0adb51996444d4879338b5529aa9cd&extent=-81.45970555089875,41.24191043809262,-81.43893452428686,41.249977304882385 FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) Viewer]</ref>

===Morse Controls===
John F. Morse, Jr. establish the Morse Instrument Company, later renamed Morse Controls, in Hudson.<ref name="usautoindustryworldwartwo.com">[https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/morseinstrumentcompany.htm#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20original%20Morse,housing%20and%20small%20retail%20shops.] Morse Instrument Company During World War Two in Hudson, OH</ref>  The company manufactured aviation, automotive, and maritime devices,<ref>[https://www.nmma.org/industry-awards/hall-of-fame-award?wid=98] National Marine Manufacturers Association Hall of Fame, John F. Morse, Jr.</ref> and by 1969, employed over 600 individuals, with annual sales of $12 million. The plant closed in 2020.<ref name="usautoindustryworldwartwo.com"/><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Hudsons-Heritage-Chronicle-Founding-Flowering/dp/0873387198] Hudson’s Heritage, A Chronicle of the Founding and the Flowering of the Village of Hudson, Ohio | Grace Goulder Izant | 2001 The Kent State University Press</ref>

===An abolitionist center===
Ohio's [[Western Reserve]] "was probably the most intensely antislavery section of the country".<ref>{{cite book
|title=His Soul Goes Marching On. Responses to John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid
|editor-first=Paul
|editor-last=Finkleman
|editor-link=Paul Finkleman
|location=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
|publisher=[[University Press of Virginia]]
|year=1995
|isbn=0813915368
|first=Bertram
|last=Wyatt-Brown
|chapter='A Volcano Beneath a Mountain of Snow': John Brown and the Problem of Interpretation
|pages=9–38, at p. 19}}</ref> Hudson, with the Reserve's first college, was for a time its intellectual capital.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The founders of Hudson were abolitionists, although founder David Hudson favored the soon-to-be-discarded strategy of "[[American Colonization Society|colonization]]": sending free Blacks "back to Africa". Another founder, [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1771)|Owen Brown]], father of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], also from Connecticut, was a fervent abolitionist. The latter, who arguably did more to end slavery in the United States than any other person, grew up and was educated in Hudson from 1805 to 1825. There is a marker at the site of his family's home, at the intersection of Ravenna and South Main Streets.

There is also a historical marker at the location of the first meetinghouse of the First Congregational Church, at East Main and Church Streets, reading: "In August, 1835, church members unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that slavery is 'a direct violation of the law of Almighty God.' At a November 1837 prayer meeting, church member and anti-slavery leader John Brown made his first public vow to destroy slavery."<ref>{{cite web
|title=First Congregational Church of Hudson
|date=September 26, 2010
|first=Kevin
|last=Gray
|access-date=July 19, 2019
|publisher=Historical Markers Database
|url=https://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=36192}}</ref>

Thousands of [[fugitive slaves]], heading for freedom in Canada, passed through Hudson; it was a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]]. Owen Brown was very active in assisting the fugitives.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Hudson and the Underground Railroad
|author=The Friends of Freedom Society, Ohio Underground Railroad Association
|access-date=July 18, 2019
|url=https://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=36201
|date=2010}}</ref> As of 2019, 21 locations in and around Hudson associated with the Underground Railroad have been identified.<ref name=Caccamo>{{cite web
|title=Underground Railroad Sites in Hudson, Ohio
|first=James F.
|last=Caccamo
|year=2019
|publisher=Hudson Library and Historical Society
|access-date=July 15, 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727223034/https://www.hudsonlibrary.org/historical-society/underground-railroad-sites-in-hudson-ohio/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=July 27, 2021
|url=https://www.hudsonlibrary.org/historical-society/underground-railroad-sites-in-hudson-ohio/}}</ref> and in 1992 there appeared a book by James Caccamo, ''Hudson and the Underground Railroad''.

Hudson's period of anti-slavery leadership ended in the early 1830s. [[Beriah Green]], the lone professor of theology at the college, was influenced by [[William Lloyd Garrison]]'s new newspaper, ''[[The Liberator (newspaper)|The Liberator]],'' and his ''Thoughts on African Colonization''. He preached four fiery anti-slavery sermons, which so inflamed the college that nothing else was being discussed, the president said, and the town was torn apart.<ref name=Caccamo/> Green, expecting to be fired, left to become president of the [[Oneida Institute]], on condition Blacks be admitted on the same terms as whites. Oneida, near [[Utica, New York]], replaced Hudson as the nation's leading abolitionist center.

==Geography==
[[Image:Main street hudson oh.jpg|thumb|North Main Street]]
[[Image:HowardHannaUSBankHudsonOH.JPG|thumb|Howard Hanna and US Bank]]

Hudson is located in northeastern [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|25.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|25.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Neighboring communities===
Hudson's neighbors are, starting at the northern corporate boundary and proceeding clockwise:
* [[Northfield Center Township, Summit County, Ohio|Northfield Center Township]] (meets at Hudson's northwest corner)
* [[Macedonia, Ohio|Macedonia]] (western quarter of Hudson's northern boundary)
* [[Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio|Twinsburg Township]] (remainder of Hudson's northern boundary)
* [[Aurora, Ohio|Aurora]] (meets at northeast corner)
* [[Streetsboro, Ohio|Streetsboro]] (entire eastern boundary)
* [[Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio|Franklin Township]] (meets at southeast corner)
* [[Stow, Ohio|Stow]] (entire southern boundary)
* [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]] (meets at southwest corner)
* [[Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio|Boston Township]] (southern third of Hudson's western boundary)
* [[Boston Heights, Ohio|Boston Heights]] (remainder of western boundary)

===Watersheds===
Hudson's surface water flows into five major watersheds. The three most prominent are Brandywine Creek, Mud Brook, and Tinkers Creek. A small part of the western edge of town drains into the [[Cuyahoga River]], and the southeastern corner of the city drains into Fish Creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/departments/ISGIS/maps/MajorWatersheds_11x17.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003181645/http://www.hudson.oh.us/departments/ISGIS/maps/MajorWatersheds_11x17.pdf |archive-date=October 3, 2006 }} City of Hudson Major Watersheds.  City of Hudson, Department of Public Works, GIS Division.  retrieved July 9, 2006.</ref>

==Demographics==
[[Image:ChristChurchEpiscopalHudsonOH.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Christ Church Episcopal in downtown Hudson]]
{{US Census population
|1870= 868
|1890= 1143
|1900= 933
|1910= 1031
|1920= 1134
|1930= 1324
|1940= 1417
|1950= 1538
|1960= 2438
|1970= 3933
|1980= 4612
|1990= 5159
|2000= 22439
|2010= 22262
|2020= 23110
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" />
}}

Of the city's population over the age of 25, 68.0% held a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3936651.html|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201170231/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3936651.html|archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $112,740, and the median income for a family was $128,727.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3922694&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US39%7C16000US3922694&_street=&_county=hudson&_cityTown=hudson&_state=04000US39&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211181514/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3922694&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US39%7C16000US3922694&_street=&_county=hudson&_cityTown=hudson&_state=04000US39&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Males had a median income of $87,169 versus $38,226 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $40,915. About 1.3% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Note: Historical Population figures before 2000 are for the former Village of Hudson only and do not include the former Hudson Township.

===2020 census===
As of April 1, 2020, there were 23,110 people residing in the city.<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hudsoncityohio/POP010220 (--Select a fact--) Population, Census, April 1, 2020</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> there were 22,262 people, 7,620 households, and 6,301 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|869.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,002 housing units at an average density of {{convert|312.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 7,620 households, of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 17.3% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 30.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 34% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 22,439 people, 7,357 households, and 6,349 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|876.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,636 housing units at an average density of {{convert|298.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 7,357 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

===Religion===
There are many churches and other places of worship in Hudson. There are several [[Christianity|Christian]] denominations present, including the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]], Episcopal Church, [[United Church of Christ]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], [[Christian Science]], [[Presbyterian]], [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]], [[Anglican Mission in America|Anglican]], and [[Roman Catholic]], and non-denominational congregations as well as a Jewish [[Synagogue|temple]].

==Economy==
[[Image:new shopping area hudson oh.jpg|thumb|The "First and Main" shopping district]]
In November 2002, Hudson was the first community in the U.S. to launch a citywide electronic gift card. The card was introduced by the Hudson Chamber of Commerce to help stimulate and keep shopping dollars with the independent merchants in town.

===Commercial===
*[[Jo-Ann Stores]] has its corporate headquarters in Hudson. Jo-Ann is going through a bankruptcy and complete liquidation, shuttering all operations including the corporate office in Hudson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joann.com/joann/common/content_corporate.jsp?catName=factSheet |title=Hudson, Ohio Explained |access-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720223342/http://www.joann.com/joann/common/content_corporate.jsp?catName=factSheet |archive-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Allstate]] Insurance Company established a call center/data center in Hudson in 1971. In 1991, it expanded the Hudson facility and now employs more than 1,300.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/index.aspx?NID=628|title=Business Success Story - Hudson, OH - Official Website|access-date=September 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191912/http://www.hudson.oh.us/index.aspx%3FNID=628|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Retail===
*Most of Hudson's retail outlets are located in concentrated areas. Most notable are the two downtown blocks of historic buildings located on North Main Street. The original center of business in Hudson, the stores and offices located "downtown" still stand today in continued commercial use.
*In 1962, the first part of the Hudson Plaza shopping center opened on West Streetsboro Street. It has always been anchored by the [[Acme Fresh Market|Acme]] grocery store, which moved there from its former location on North Main Street. Expansions of the plaza continued through the 1990s. A unique [[McDonald's]] restaurant, resembling a house, opened in 1985. The original building, housing Acme, was extensively renovated in 2000 and again in 2023-24.
*2004 marked the opening of First & Main, a [[mixed-use development]] just west of North Main Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstandmainhudson.com |title=First & Main Hudson |year=2012 |access-date=December 14, 2015}}</ref> The Hudson Library & Historical Society relocated there in 2005.

==Parks and recreation==
The Hudson Park Board oversees more than one thousand acres (4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of parkland in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/elements/parks%20brochure.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514023619/http://www.hudson.oh.us/elements/parks%20brochure.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2006 }} Hudson Parks brochure.  retrieved July 9, 2006.</ref> The most prominent property is Hudson Springs Park, which has a 50-acre lake open to kayaks, canoes and small motorized boats. Boat storage is available to residents only for an annual fee. The lake is stocked with fish and encircled by walking trails based around a 1.8 mile loop that ventures into the woods that stretch along a large portion of the lake. The park also has a [[disc golf]] course, docks, sand volleyball pit and permanent corn-hole boards (bring your own bean bags).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/4|title=Hudson Springs Park|website=Hudson, OH}}</ref> Cascade Park, Barlow Farm Park, and Colony Park are large neighborhood parks used for sports and general family recreation. Other properties, such as Doc's Woods, MacLaren Woods, Trumbull Woods, and Bicentennial Woods, are kept as forested nature preserves. The first Hudson Park, Wildlife Woods, is actually located west of the city in the [[Cuyahoga Valley National Park]].

==Government==
The city is governed by a seven-member [[city council]]. There are four council representatives representing the four wards in Hudson, and three representatives at-large.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/government/council/index.asp |title=City of Hudson : City Council |access-date=June 3, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060607110230/http://www.hudson.oh.us/government/council/index.asp |archive-date=June 7, 2006 }} Council of the City of Hudson.</ref> Hudson has a [[council-manager government]]. At present, the Council President is Chris Foster.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/93/City-Council|title=City Council {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website|website=www.hudson.oh.us|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> The current [[City Manager]] is Thomas J. Sheridan. The [[Mayor]]'s office is held by Jeffrey Anzevino.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor Jeffrey Anzevino {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/113/Mayor |access-date=March 1, 2023 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:HudsonHighSchoolOhio.JPG|thumb|[[Hudson High School (Ohio)|Hudson High School]]]]

===Public education===
Public schools are included in the [[Hudson City School District (Ohio)|Hudson City School District]]. The largest school in the district is [[Hudson High School (Ohio)|Hudson High School]]. Hudson City Schools provides education for approximately 4,600 children. Hudson City School District Sports teams are a part of the Suburban League. The sports teams are called the Hudson Explorers.

===Private===
There are also many private schools in the area. Seton Catholic School is one. Founded in 1962, Hudson Montessori School is the 13th oldest Montessori school in the United States. Hudson is the original home of what would become [[Case Western Reserve University]] in Cleveland and remains home to the [[Western Reserve Academy]], a coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school housed on the original campus of Western Reserve College.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Ohio's [[State Route 303 (Ohio)|State Route 303]], [[State Route 91 (Ohio)|State Route 91]], and [[State Route 8 (Ohio)|State Route 8]] pass through Hudson. [[Interstate 480 (Ohio)|Interstate 480]] cuts through the extreme northeast corner of the city, and [[Interstate 80]], the [[Ohio Turnpike]], bisects the city from west to east.

Hudson, unlike many surrounding communities, has retained two-lane roadways in much of its downtown. This has helped preserve the open spaces, historical buildings, and trees that the city values. Much of Hudson is accessible by foot or bike. Hudson was recognized as a Bike Friendly America Bronze City in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last=FREEMAN |first=LAURA |title=Hudson is officially a Bike Friendly America Bronze City |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/hudson-hub-times/2016/12/05/hudson-is-officially-bike-friendly/19976049007/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Akron Beacon Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> and connectivity has improved through successive iterations of what's now known as the Walk & Bike plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walk & Bike Plan {{!}} Let's Talk Hudson |url=https://letstalk.hudson.oh.us/walk-bike-plan |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=letstalk.hudson.oh.us}}</ref>

Downtown is serviced by [[METRO Regional Transit Authority|Metro RTA]] Bus Route 32, while the Park-and-Ride along Route 8 is serviced by Route 31. The [[Cleveland Line (Norfolk Southern)]] runs from [[Rochester, Pennsylvania]] to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] going through locations such as [[Ravenna, Ohio|Ravenna]], Hudson, and [[Maple Heights, Ohio|Maple Heights]]. There is a spur rail line for local freight from [[Little Tikes]].

===Healthcare===
The University Hospitals Hudson Health Center, affiliated with [[University Hospitals of Cleveland]], offers primary and specialty care services, laboratory and general diagnostic radiology services. Also located at this facility are outpatient rehabilitation services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uhhospitals.org/hudson |title=UH Hudson Health Center |year=2015 |access-date=December 14, 2015 |publisher=[[University Hospitals of Cleveland]]}}</ref>

=== Public Safety ===

==== Fire Department ====
The City of Hudson is protected by a combination volunteer and full-time fire department. Hudson Fire holds the title to many firsts in Summit County. The department was founded in 1849, the first volunteer fire department in Summit County, and celebrated its 175th Anniversary in 2024. Prior to 1886, Hudson Fire was one of two fire departments in all of Summit County, and was the first department in the county to be mechanized, purchasing a hand-powered, horse-drawn pumper in 1859.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Hudson Fire Department {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/1128/About-Hudson-Fire-Department |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref> Unlike most other departments in the area, the Hudson Fire Department does not provide Emergency Medical Services, this service is provided by Hudson EMS, a separate, third-service department, similar to the City of Cleveland. This model provides the benefit of allowing EMS and Fire resources to operate independently; units responding to EMS calls have no negative effect on Fire Department staffing or response, and Fire unit deployment does not deplete EMS resources. Hudson Fire utilizes a primarily on-call response model, where part-time firefighters respond to the station in their personal vehicles before deploying to the scene of an emergency. In 2024, the City of Hudson hired a consultant to review Fire/EMS staffing and facility needs and make recommendations for future operations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire/EMS Staffing & Facility Needs Study {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/1462/FireEMS-Staffing-Facility-Needs-Study |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref>

==== Emergency Medical Service ====
Prior to 1977, emergency ambulance service was not available locally in Hudson, requiring a response from Akron instead. After the Police and Fire Departments expressed little interest or ability to aid in the creation of an ambulance service, several women in the area collaborated on the idea that led to the foundation of Hudson Volunteer Medical Service in 1977. In the beginning, volunteer EMTs fielded calls from a single station in the center of town. Unlike the Fire Department, EMS staffing has always been around-the-clock, with at least one crew on station 24/7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Hudson EMS {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/209/History-of-EMS |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref> As of 2024, Hudson EMS remains a volunteer department, staffed by volunteer EMTs and supported by career and part-time Paramedics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emergency Medical Services {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/98/EMS |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref>

==== Police ====
As of January 2025, the Hudson Police Department employs 32 full-time police officers and also operates the City of Hudson's 911 call center. Hudson Police dispatchers take 911 calls for Hudson and parts of Twinsburg Township, Boston Heights, Boston Township, and the Village of Peninsula. The dispatch center handles calls and dispatching for all Police, Fire, and EMS units as well as Valley Fire District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Communications Center {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/254/Communications-Center |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About HPD {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/1269/About-HPD |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref> In addition to patrol and detective service, the Hudson Police Department also provides School Resource Officers to the local schools, as well as numerous community services such as Safety Town, prescription medication disposal, a vacation watch program, and the SAFER Hudson program for senior citizens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Programs {{!}} Hudson, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.hudson.oh.us/1264/Community-Programs |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hudson.oh.us}}</ref> The current Police Chief is Perry Tabak.<ref name=":0" />

==Notable people==
* [[R.W. Apple Jr.]], associate editor of ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[Buzz Clic|Elmer Brandt]], also known as Buzz Clic, guitarist for punk rock band the [[Rubber City Rebels]]
* [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], abolitionist who led [[John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry|the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry]]
* [[John Brown Junior|John Brown, Jr.]], son of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]]
* [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1771)|Owen Brown]], father of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]].
* [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1824)|Owen Brown]], son of [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], named after his grandfather
* [[John Edwards (basketball)|John Edwards]], Professional basketball player in the [[National Basketball Association]]
* [[James Ellsworth (industrialist)|James Ellsworth]], industrialist helped modernize Hudson in the early twentieth century
* [[Lincoln Ellsworth]], polar explorer
* [[Ian Frazier]], author and contributor to ''[[The New Yorker]]''
* [[Ben Gedeon]], professional football player in the NFL
* [[Beriah Green]], professor of sacred literature at [[Western Reserve Academy|Western Reserve College and Preparatory School]]
* [[John Hart (producer)|John Hart]], Broadway and Hollywood producer
* [[Kaulig Racing|Matt Kaulig]], founder of LeafFilter and [[Kaulig Racing]].
* [[David Kirkpatrick (producer)|David Kirkpatrick]], film producer, screenwriter, and studio executive
* [[Kramies]], folklore songwriter/singer-songwriter
* [[Dante Lavelli]], professional football player in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Brad Lepper]], archaeologist
* [[Drew Louis]], record producer, songwriter, and singer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=Hudson talents take Young Actors Studio legacy across the country {{!}} Scriptype |url=https://www.scriptype.com/2024/02/29/hudson-talents-take-young-actors-studio-legacy-across-the-country/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]], musician
* [[Bill McCreary Jr.]], professional ice hockey player in the [[National Hockey League]]
* [[Bill Nagy (American football)|Bill Nagy]], professional [[American football|football player]] in the NFL
* [[Brian Winters (American football)|Brian Winters]], professional football player in the NFL

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Landsberg am Lech]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] since 1984<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.oh.us/profile/sistercity.asp |title=City of Hudson : Sister City |access-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429222451/http://www.hudson.oh.us/profile/sistercity.asp |archive-date=April 29, 2008 }} City of Hudson: Sister City.  retrieved July 9, 2006.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_Hudson,_Ohio | title=Category:People from Hudson, Ohio }}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2022}} People from Hudson, Ohio
* {{cite news
|title=John Brown's Home. Pretty town of Hudson and how it figured in story of patriot
|newspaper=[[Wichita Daily Eagle]] ([[Wichita, Kansas]])
|date=January 31, 1904
|page=12
|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014635/1904-01-31/ed-1/seq-12/#words=%22Owen%2Bbrown%22%2B%22owen%2Bbrown%22%2B%22owen%2Bbrown%22
|via=[[Chronicling America]]}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://www.hudson.oh.us/ City website]
*[https://www.explorehudson.com/ Hudson Chamber of Commerce]

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