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 Hudson is a town of approximately 20,000 on the Massachusetts border. It features a mix of residential neighborhoods alongside commercial and industrial development, with some small retail plazas, and high tech companies.
Nashua’s neighbor on the East side of the Merrimack River, the town was once famous for Benson’s Wild Animal Farm, which closed in the 1980s. Like many communities in the Nashua region, Hudson is facing challenges brought by population growth, especially in its school system, which is beginning to bulge at the seams. School officials say a new elementary school and renovations to the current middle school are sorely needed.
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History
The town was incorporated in 1733 as Nottingham. Like most of the surrounding area, it was part of the original Dunstable Grant of 1673. Nottingham included Litchfield and one-third of Pelham. Litchfield was separated from it in 1734. The town of Hudson was chartered in 1746.
The Merrimack River has been important to the town since the beginning. The Taylor’s Falls Bridge, which connects Hudson with Nashua, was opened as a toll bridge in 1826. In 1855, the county laid out a highway across the bridge and it became free. It was originally a lattice-type covered bridge, replaced with an iron bridge in 1861.
Incorporated: 1746
 Origin: Once a part of Nottingham, Massachusetts, the town was separated in 1741, and named Nottingham West. Owing to confusion with the town of Nottingham in the north, voters petitioned to have the town renamed in 1830. The name Hudson was chosen because of its position near the Merrimack River, once supposed to flow east from the Hudson River, creating the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,064 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Hudson had the seventh highest numeric population increase over the last five decades, increasing by a total of 18,745 residents between 1950′s population of 4,183 and 2000′s population of 22,928 residents. Decennial growth rates were well above the statewide average, ranging from a 17 percent increase between 1990-2000 to an 81 percent increase between 1960-1970. The 2003 Census estimate for Hudson was 23,839 residents, which ranked tenth among New Hampshire’s incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2003: 811.5 persons per square mile of land area. Hudson contains 28.5 square miles of land area and 0.8 square miles of inland water area.
Population
2001: 22,928
1990: 19,530
1980: 14,022
Local Property Tax
2004 (per $1,000): $15.95
Transportation
Nearest Interstate, Exit: I-93, Exit 3
Distance: 9 miles
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Utilities:
Electric Supplier: PSNH
Water Supplier: Private/Pennichuck
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Cable Television Service: Yes
Full Time Police Department: Yes
Full Time Fire Department: Yes
Emergency Medical Service:
Municipal Paid
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