Hudson, Massachusetts | |
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 Wood Square | |
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 Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′30″N 71°34′00″W / 42.39167°N 71.56667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Settled | 1698 |
| Incorporated | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Executive Assistant | Thomas Gregory |
| • Select Board |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.7 km2) |
| • Land | 11.5 sq mi (29.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 263 ft (80 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 20,092 |
| • Density | 1,747.1/sq mi (674.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 01749 |
| Area code | 351/978 |
| FIPS code | 25-31540 |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ a b Halprin 2001: p. 7
- ^ Halprin 2008: pp. 7–10