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Hudson, NY

Hudson, New York
City
Warren Street west view, Hudson, NY.jpg
Warren Street in Hudson
Name origin: From Henry Hudson
Nickname: The Friendly City
Country United States
State New York
Region Hudson Valley
County Columbia
Center Courthouse square
 - elevation 100 ft (30 m)
 - coordinates 42°15′0″N 73°47′23″W / 42.25000°N 73.78972°W / 42.25000; -73.78972Coordinates: 42°15′0″N 73°47′23″W / 42.25000°N 73.78972°W / 42.25000; -73.78972
Highest point
 - location Academy Hill
 - elevation 420 ft (128 m)
 - coordinates 42°14′37″N 73°46′34″W / 42.24361°N 73.77611°W / 42.24361; -73.77611
Lowest point sea level
 - location Hudson River
Length 2 mi (3 km), NW-SE
Area 2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
 - land 2.2 sq mi (6 km2)
Population 6,713 (2010)
Density 3,111/sq mi (1,201/km2)
Founded Incorporated
Date April 22, 1785
Government
 - location City Hall
 - elevation 80 ft (24 m)
 - coordinates 42°15′7″N 73°47′25″W / 42.25194°N 73.79028°W / 42.25194; -73.79028
Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton (D)
Timezone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 12534
Area code 518
FIPS code 36-35969
GNIS feature ID 0953386
Columbia County New York incorporated areas City of Hudson highlighted.svg
Location of Hudson, New York
Website: www.cityofhudson.org

Hudson is a city located along the west border of Columbia County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,713, the second-largest in the county following the nearby town of Kinderhook. The city is named after the adjacent Hudson River and ultimately after the explorer Henry Hudson.

Hudson is the county seat of Columbia County. Hudson is sister city with Pallisa, Uganda.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2). 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2) of it is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 7.38%, is water.

Hudson is located on what began as a spit of land jutting into the Hudson River between the South Bay and North Bay, now both largely filled in.

Across the Hudson River lies the town of Athens in Greene County, New York; a ferry connected the two municipalities during much of the 19th century. Between them lies Middle Ground Flats, a former sandbar that grew due to both natural silting and also from dumping the spoils of dredging; today it is inhabited by deer and a few occupants of quasi-legal summer shanties. The town of Greenport borders the other three sides of the city.

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,713 people, 2,766 households, and 1,368 families residing in the city. The population was estimated at 6,648 [1] in 2013. These numbers include the approximately 360 residents of the local Hudson Correctional Facility. Recent population declines may be attributable to real estate trends in which retirees, young couples, childless couples, singles and weekenders have been gradually replacing larger families and converting apartment buildings to single-family homes, as the number of unoccupied homes and tax delinquency has declined.


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