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GEOGRAPHY Hudson, and Hudson Beach, are located at 28°21'40" North, 82°41'14" West (28.361065, -82.687105). According to the United States Census Bureau , Hudson has a total area of 16.5 Km&2 (6.4 Mi&2 ). 16.5 km&2 (6.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.31% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 12,765 people, 6,130 households, and 3,910 families residing in Hudson. The Population Density was 773.7/km&2 (2,005.3/mi&2). There were 7,686 housing units at an average density of 465.9/km&2 (1,207.5/mi&2). The racial makeup is 96.87% White , 0.36% Black , 0.22% American Indian , 0.91% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.42% from Other Races , and 1.19% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,130 households out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were Married Couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.47. In Hudson, 12.9% of the population is under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 38.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 91.2 men. The median income for a household in Hudson is $33,177, and the median income for a family was $39,708. Men have a median income of $30,688 versus $24,620 for women. The Per Capita Income is $19,476. 9.9% of the population and 5.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.3% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY In 1878, Isaac Hudson moved his family to the uninhabited brush of coastal Pasco County and established a post office at a place he named Hudson's Landing. The town grew in the early twentieth century when the Fivay Company began cutting lumber and shipping it by rail to Tampa. Hudson stagnated when the Fivay Company went out of business and people turned to the sea or moved away. Shrimping and fishing employed about half of the working men in the 1930's to 1950's. In the late 1950's a team of realtors paid the Army Corps of Engineers to dig twenty-five miles of canals, as if they were streets. The lots along the new waterfront area were then sold, bringing many new residents to Hudson. In the 1980's people began building larger homes (most were mobile homes) along the canals. Now, while its older waterfront is reviving, large residential developments are spreading inland. FURTHER READING
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