Hudson, South Dakota

Hudson, South Dakota
Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°07′48″N 96°27′20″W / 43.13000°N 96.45556°W / 43.13000; -96.45556
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLincoln
Settled1868[1]
Area
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,221 ft (372 m)
Population
 • Total311
 • Density1,102.84/sq mi (425.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57034
Area code605
FIPS code46-30740
GNIS feature ID1267430[3]

Hudson is a town in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census.[5] It is the easternmost community in South Dakota.[6]

The town takes its name from Hudson, Iowa, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hudson, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Hudson town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "EXTREME SETTLEMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST". Weekend Roady. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.