Hudson, New York
| Hudson, New York | |
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 Warren Street in Hudson
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| Name origin: From Henry Hudson | |
| Nickname: The Friendly City | |
| Country | United States |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 42°15′0″N 73°47′23″W / 42.25000°N 73.78972°W |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
 Location of Hudson, New York
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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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