Editing Hudsonville, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Hudsonville, Michigan
| official_name      = City of Hudsonville
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Michigan's Salad Bowl
| image_skyline      = Hudsonville City Hall.jpg
| imagesize          = 275
| image_caption      = Hudsonville City Hall
| image_seal         =

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|map_caption              = Location within [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]]

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa]]

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|government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Mark Northrup
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Jill Gruppen
|leader_title2            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name2             = R. Tyler Dotson
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1868
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1926 (village)<br>1957 (city)

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 7629
| population_density_sq_mi = 1851.70
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_ft       = 630
| elevation_m        = 201
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|52|15|N|85|51|54|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49426
| area_code          = [[Area code 616|616]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-39800<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.hudsonville.org/|Official website}}
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'''Hudsonville''' is a city in [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]; it is part of the [[Grand Rapids metropolitan area]].  The population was 7,721 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 US Census]]. Hudsonville is nicknamed "Michigan's Salad Bowl."

==History==
Hudsonville was [[plat]]ted in 1873, soon after the Chicago and West Michigan Railway was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Daly|first1=Matthew L.|last2=Herman|first2=Jennifer L.|last3=Hannan|first3=Caryn|title=Michigan Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NbaF0SWvRJIC&pg=PA329|date=1 December 2008|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC|isbn=978-1-878592-94-1|page=329}}</ref> The town was named for Homer E. Hudson, a pioneer settler, who was also the town's first postmaster.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hudsonville.org/History/ | title=History of Hudsonville | publisher=City of Hudsonville, MI | access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> The early settlement of Hudsonville was next to a swamp, which hampered early development. In 1872, construction of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad was completed. The railroad brought more settlers to the area, including many Dutch immigrants.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hudsonville: 1873-1973 |date=1973 |publisher=Centennial Committee |location=Hudsonville, Michigan |page=3}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.54 |sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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=2012-11-25 |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=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

=== Points of interest ===
Terra Square is a mixed-use community center, located in downtown Hudsonville at 3380 Chicago Drive. Terra Square offers an event space and a work space, in addition to hosting the Hudsonville Farmers Market.

Hudsonville Nature Center is located at the east end of New Holland Dr. and features 5.4 miles of hiking trails, picnic areas, and lookouts in a 76 acre nature preserve. 
[[File:Terra Square Event Center.jpg|thumb|Terra Square]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 643
|1940= 837
|1950= 1101
|1960= 2649
|1970= 3523
|1980= 4844
|1990= 6170
|2000= 7160
|2010= 7116
|2020= 7629
|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>
}}

===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=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,116 people, 2,582 households, and 1,901 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1718.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,712 housing units at an average density of {{convert|655.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 2,582 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.20.
[[File:Hudsonvillenaturecenter.jpg|thumb|Hudsonville Nature Center]]
The median age in the city was 33.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,160 people, 2,514 households, and 1,920 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,729.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of {{convert|627.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% White, 0.47% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.45% of the population.

There were 2,514 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,961, and the median income for a family was $55,372. Males had a median income of $41,418 versus $26,554 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,286.  About 2.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
*[[Isaac TeSlaa]], professional football player, Detroit Lions
*[[Bethany Balcer]], professional soccer player, grew up in Hudsonville 
*[[Taylor Lautner]], actor, grew up in Hudsonville<ref>{{Cite book| last = Parvis| first = Sarah| title = Taylor Lautner| publisher = [[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]| location = [[Kansas City, Missouri]]| year = 2010| isbn = 978-0-7407-9962-4| url = https://archive.org/details/taylorlautner0000parv}}</ref><ref name="Serba">{{cite news|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grpress/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-3/1227276938178390.xml&coll=6|title=Hudsonville native Taylor Lautner's star is rising|last=Serba|first=John|date=November 21, 2008|newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press|access-date=26 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011170845/http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grpress/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fentertainment-3%2F1227276938178390.xml&coll=6|archive-date=11 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[John Vander Wal]], [[Major League Baseball]] player, grew up in Hudsonville

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hudsonville.org/ City of Hudsonville official website]

{{Ottawa County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Cities in Ottawa County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1868]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in Michigan]]