Hudson, South Dakota

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Hudson is a town in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Geography

Hudson is located at 43°7′47″N, 96°27′17″W (43.129824, -96.454627)^GR1, along the Big Sioux River.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Hudson has been assigned the ZIP code 57034 and the FIPS place code 30740.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 402 people, 146 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The population density was 574.9/km² (1,505.5/mi²). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 231.7/km² (606.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 1.49% Native American, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 146 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $44,792. Males had a median income of $30,469 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,339. About 1.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.