Hudson

Hudson
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Township	Hudson
Coordinates	40°36′21″N 88°59′14″W / 40.60583°N 88.98722°W / 40.60583; -88.98722
Area	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)
- land	0.7 sq mi (2 km2)
Population	1,510 (2000)
Density	2,272.1 /sq mi (877 /km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61748
Area code	309
Location of Hudson within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Hudson, Illinois

Hudson is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,510 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Hudson is located at 40°36′21″N 88°59′14″W / 40.605723°N 88.987117°W / 40.605723; -88.987117.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

History

This community was named for Hudson, New York, the home of its early settlers.^[2]

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,510 people, 507 households, and 432 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,272.1 people per square mile (883.4/km²). There were 519 housing units at an average density of 780.9/sq mi (303.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48% White, 0.07% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 507 households out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,632, and the median income for a family was $65,703. Males had a median income of $45,385 versus $29,659 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,141. About 1.8% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Gildersleeve House
• Hubbard House

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ Gannett, Henry. "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". http://books.google.com/books?id=BqwPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA194&dq=Mclean+county#PPA162,M1. Retrieved 2008-01-22. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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