Hudson, Colorado

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Town of Hudson
Home rule municipality
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The Hudson Town Hall.
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Location of Hudson in Weld County, Colorado.
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Hudson
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°4′21″N104°38′24″W / 40.07250°N 104.64000°W / 40.07250; -104.64000
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County [1] Weld
Incorporated (town) April 2, 1914 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
5.96 sq mi (15.43 km2)
 • Land5.88 sq mi (15.23 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
[4]
5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
1,651
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80642
Area code 303
FIPS code 08-37820
GNIS feature ID0180861
Website Town of Hudson

The Town of Hudson is a home rule municipality [7] in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census. [5]

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A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883. [8] The town derives its name from the town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co. [9]

Geography

Hudson is located at 40°4′21″N104°38′24″W / 40.07250°N 104.64000°W / 40.07250; -104.64000 (40.072582, -104.639890). [10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.85%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 322—
1930 3467.5%
1940 295−14.7%
1950 36523.7%
1960 43017.8%
1970 51820.5%
1980 69834.7%
1990 91831.5%
2000 1,56570.5%
2010 2,35650.5%
2020 1,651−29.9%

References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Hudson town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Town of Hudson Home Rule Charter" . Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 27.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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