Hudson, Colorado
Town of Hudson | |
|---|---|
The Hudson Town Hall. | |
Location of Hudson in Weld County, Colorado. | |
Hudson Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′21″N 104°38′24″W / 40.07250°N 104.64000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | April 2, 1914[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.96 sq mi (15.43 km2) |
| • Land | 5.88 sq mi (15.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,000 ft (1,524 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,651 |
| • Density | 280.8/sq mi (108.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80642 |
| Area code | 303 |
| FIPS code | 08-37820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180861 |
| Website | Town of Hudson |
The Town of Hudson is a home rule municipality[7] in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.[5]
A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883.[8] The town derives its name from the town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.[9]
Geography
Hudson is located at 40°4′21″N 104°38′24″W / 40.07250°N 104.64000°W (40.072582, -104.639890).[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.85%) is water.
Controversy
In December 2025, the Trump administration contracted with The GEO Group to operate a dormant prison in Hudson as an immigrant detention center for at least six months, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.[11][12] In a February 24, 2026 letter to ICE Director Todd Lyons and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper expressed “profound concern” about the contract.[13]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 322 | — | |
| 1930 | 346 | 7.5% | |
| 1940 | 295 | −14.7% | |
| 1950 | 365 | 23.7% | |
| 1960 | 430 | 17.8% | |
| 1970 | 518 | 20.5% | |
| 1980 | 698 | 34.7% | |
| 1990 | 918 | 31.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,565 | 70.5% | |
| 2010 | 2,356 | 50.5% | |
| 2020 | 1,651 | −29.9% |
References
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Hudson town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ "Town of Hudson Home Rule Charter". Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 27.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ Woodruff, Chase (January 9, 2026). "Hudson prison under contract to become Colorado's newest ICE detention center". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ^ "New ICE Expansion Documents, Released as a Result of ACLU of Colorado Public Records Lawsuit, Reveal Additional Plans for Expanded Detention in Colorado". ACLU Colorado. January 8, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
- ^ Woodruff, Chase (February 24, 2026). "Colorado Democrats tell ICE to 'immediately abandon' Hudson detention center plans". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved February 26, 2026.