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Welcome to Hudson ...

The city of Hudson is located in Saint Croix County<1> and is the County Seat for Saint Croix County.


The location of Hudson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hudson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hudson has a population of 14,095 people<3> (see below for details).

Hudson is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hudson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hudson: (715) and (534)<5>

Websites for Hudson ...

Official Website:   www.ci.hudson.wi.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hudsonwi.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hudson had an population of 14,095 people. This is an increase of 10.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hudson had a population of 12,719 people (or 15.08% of the total population of Saint Croix County). This makes Hudson the county's most populous community.

The population of Hudson represents 0.22% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,719 people, the population of Hudson increased 44.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,775 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hudson.

Communities Also Named Hudson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hudson - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hudson.

Communities near Hudson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hudson.

  • Saint Paul
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <6>
  • Maplewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Inver Grove Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inver Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inver Grove Heights
    • Inver Grove Heights is located in Dakota County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inver Grove Heights <6>
  • Oakdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
  • White Bear Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Dakota County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <6>
  • South Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Saint Paul
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hudson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hudson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hudson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hudson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudson ...

Looking for more information about Hudson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hudson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hudson.

Adding Hudson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hudson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hudson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hudson post office opened in 1852.

We also found Hudson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hudson.

The official website for Hudson: www.ci.hudson.wi.us/

The official website for Saint Croix County: www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Saint Croix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hudson.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hudson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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