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Hudson’s post office opened in 1883

More historic than 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Hudson was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: 11 old photos and papers, maps from 1949 on, and the census since 1920.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
11old photos & papers
Add an old photoShare a memory
From Hudson’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Hudson began

When was Hudson founded?

1883

The Hudson post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 322 in 19202020 census: 1,651143 years

How historic is Hudson?

C

More historic than 26% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Hudson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Hudson’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hudson is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hudson’s overall grade.
Founding era1883, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19408.7% of homes (±8.0) · typical CO town 2.5% · U.S. 8.4%C+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical CO town 1.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 26%
NewerOlder

Few Colorado towns list much on the Register (a typical Colorado town has 1.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hudson’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Colorado towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hudson’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Boom and bustPeaked at 2,356 in 2010; 1,651 people lived here in 2020.
★ What stands out · People over time

Hudson, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,500192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,356

Peaked at 2,356 in 2010; 1,651 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hudson’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Hudson, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hudson yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

The Town of Hudson is a home rule municipality in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census. A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883. The town derives its name from the town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.

Its first post office opened in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,356 to 1,651 (-30%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hudson, 1883 to 2010

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Hudson post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1938In the archiveOne of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet su…
  5. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 21st century
  7. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 2,356
By decade

Hudson, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s11 items
One of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson,…1938One of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. G…The mother said, "I keep her dressed nice every day because she is the only girl I've got." Great Western Sugar Company…1938The mother said, "I keep her dressed nice every day b…In this single-room house on these two beds sleep the mother, three sisters and the brothers (six altogether). Great We…1938In this single-room house on these two beds sleep the…The mother said "I keep her dressed nice every day, because she is the only girl I've got." Great Western Sugar Company…1938The mother said "I keep her dressed nice every day, b…A girl of six who has full charge of her boy brother. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudso…1938A girl of six who has full charge of her boy brother.…"This chicken house we're standing against is the only house here that doesn't leak. It's so low my pop can fix the roo…1938"This chicken house we're standing against is the onl…A colony of twenty adobe houses built by the inhabitants with materials supplied by the Great Western Sugar Company. Th…1938A colony of twenty adobe houses built by the inhabita…Two sisters and brother before their house. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson, Colorad…1938Two sisters and brother before their house. Great Wes…Father and son before their house. Two girls from a neighboring house pose with them. "Those two girls are 'too old' to…1938Father and son before their house. Two girls from a n…Kitchen with stove bought last winter from Denver salesman. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers colony at …1938Kitchen with stove bought last winter from Denver sal…A colony of twenty adobe houses built by the inhabitants with materials supplied by the Great Western Sugar Company. Th…1938A colony of twenty adobe houses built by the inhabita…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
On the map

Hudson on the map, 1949 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hudson. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hudson on the 1949 USGS mapHudson on the 1951 USGS mapHudson on the 1971 USGS mapHudson on the 1994 USGS map1949Hudson sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hudson.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

One of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson,…
Retake this viewOne of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson,…, 1938

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Hudson’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Famous people

Famous people close to Hudson

Nobody well known was born in Hudson itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kristen SchaalAmerican actress · b. 1978
Vance D. BrandTest pilot and NASA astronaut · b. 1931
Jack ReynorIrish actor · b. 1992
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Amanda PetersonAmerican actress · b. 1971
Jason SmithAmerican basketball player · b. 1986
Shane CarwinAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1975
Help out

Finish Hudson’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewOne of the four outhouses which serve f…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

LochbuieIts storyD−

Questions about Hudson’s history

What year was Hudson founded?

The Hudson post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Hudson rank for history?

Hudson is more historic than 26% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Hudson?

9% of Hudson’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.0 points), against a typical 2.5% for a Colorado town; the median home was built in 1987.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From the Library of Congress (11), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.