Hudson, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hudson City. It lies in ZIP code area 12534. It lies near Parade Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hudson North quadrangle. 5,894 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Hudson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 16 shown
Dr. Oliver Bronson House and StablesNational Historic Landmark · listed 1973
Dubois, Henry A., and Evanlina, Houselisted 2004
Cornelius H. Evans Houselisted 1974
Houses at 37-47 North Fifth St.listed 2003
Hudson Almshouselisted 2008
Hudson/Athens Lighthouselisted 1979
Robert Jenkins Houselisted 1985
Rossman-Prospect Avenue Historic Districtlisted 1985
South Bay Milllisted 2021
US Post Office-Hudsonlisted 1988
Elisha Williams Houselisted 1999- Dr. Oliver Bronson House and Estatelisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresHudson fell from 6,713 to 5,894 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,713 | |
| 2020 | 5,894 | -819 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hudson North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hudson North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
291 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Hudson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 360 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Hudson: 10 producers, 10 past producers, 1 occurrence. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Fabiano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearny Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Producer | Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite | |
| Plass Hill Carbonate Iron Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Plass Hill | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone Qu | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 flash flood, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $20,000 | Flooding of basements and businesses were reported in Hudson. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Hudson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $4,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | Hudson | $2,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding, leading to the closing of Route 9G near Hudson. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hudson | $1,000 | Route 9G between Power Avenue and Mt Merino Road was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Hudson | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in a few locations in the Town of Greenport and City of Hudson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed near the intersection of North Third Street and Warrant Street in Hudson. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Hudson | - | Route 9G was cut off when water cascading off Mount Merino collided with flooding from the swollen Hudson River at high tide. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was snapped and wires downed. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | A pole was broken with wires downed. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Hudson | - | Flooding was reported on Route 9G in Greenport near Hudson. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Two trees were downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were downed and burning. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees downed onto vehicles along Robinson Street. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were downed across State Route 9G near Mt. Merino Road in the town of Greenport due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Hudson | - | New York State Route 23B was closed in the town of Greenport between Middle Road the Hudson City Line due to flooding. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rain led to flash flooding in the city of Hudson. Many streets between Warren Street and Fairview Avenue (Route 9) were inundated with water and became impassable. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in the town of Greenport. A portion of State Route 9G at Mount Merino Road was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Hudson due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the city of Hudson as a result of thunderstorm winds. In addition, the steeple of a church built in 1869 also collapsed as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Numerous trees, utility poles and wires were downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts in Hudson. This resulted in a state of emergency to be issued for the City of Hudson and many area businesses closed early for the day. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hudson | - | Ping-pong ball to golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hudson. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | Water was reported over Route 9G in Hudson due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hudson | - | An observer in Greenport reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees were reported down in Hudson, Austerlitz and Stuyvesant due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson | - | Trees blown down. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | In Greenport Center, Spook Rock Road (County Route 29) closed from County Route 23 to Route 9H due to flooding. In Hudson, South Third Street closed near Mount Merino. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hudson | - | 3/4" hail observed in Greenport Center. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Hudson | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Lorenz Park | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Greenport Center | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cherry Hill | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Jutkosky Court | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Claverack | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Stottville | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Brick Tavern | 3.8 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hudson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1023499 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953386. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










