Hudson, Massachusetts

Hudson, Massachusetts
Wood Square
Wood Square
Official seal of Hudson, Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°23′30″N 71°34′00″W / 42.39167°N 71.56667°W / 42.39167; -71.56667
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1698
Incorporated1866
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
 • Executive AssistantThomas Gregory
 • Select Board
  • Scott R. Duplisea
  • Judy Congdon
  • Diane G. Bemis
  • James D. Quinn
  • Steven C. Sharek
Area
 • Total11.8 sq mi (30.7 km2)
 • Land11.5 sq mi (29.8 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
263 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,092
 • Density1,747.1/sq mi (674.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01749
Area code351/978
FIPS code25-31540
Websitewww.townofhudson.org

Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 20,092 as of the 2020 census. Before its incorporation as a town in 1866, Hudson was a neighborhood and unincorporated village of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was known as Feltonville. From approximately 1850 until the last shoe factory burned down in 1968,[1] Hudson was a mill town specializing in the production of shoes and related products. At one point, the town had 17 shoe factories,[1][2] many of them powered by the Assabet River, which runs through town. The many factories in Hudson attracted immigrants from Canada and Europe. Today most residents are of either Portuguese or Irish descent, with a smaller percentage being of French, Italian, English, or Scotch-Irish descent. While some manufacturing remains in Hudson, the town is now primarily residential. Hudson is served by the Hudson Public Schools district.

  1. ^ a b Halprin 2001: p. 7
  2. ^ Halprin 2008: pp. 7–10