New Hudson, New York
| New Hudson, New York | |
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 New Hudson
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| Coordinates: 42°18′42″N 78°14′28″W / 42.31167°N 78.24111°WCoordinates: 42°18′42″N 78°14′28″W / 42.31167°N 78.24111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Anthony Vekich (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.41 sq mi (94.30 km2) |
| • Land | 36.28 sq mi (93.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,995 ft (608 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 781 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 767 |
| • Density | 21.14/sq mi (8.16/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-003-50375 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979266 |
New Hudson is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 781 at the 2010 census. The town is on the west border of the county, northeast of Olean.
The area of the town was first settled around 1820. New Hudson was set apart as the "Town of Haight" in 1825 from part of the town of Rushford and changed its name to New Hudson in 1837. The original name Haight was that of a militia general, who finally irritated the citizens enough with excessive demands that the people changed the name of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.2 square miles (93.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.34%, is water.
The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County.
New York State Route 305 crosses the town, approximately parallelling Black Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 736 people, 268 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.3 people per square mile (7.8/km²). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 12.0 per square mile (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
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