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History · Hudson

Hudson’s post office opened in 1907, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1910.

1907first post office
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Photo: Charles Willgren from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · CC BY 2.0
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How Hudson began

When was Hudson founded?

1907

The Hudson post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 319 in 19102020 census: 431119 years
Founding year: the first Hudson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Hudson’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hudson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 977 in 1920; 431 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hudson’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Hudson, census by census

02004006008001,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 977

Peaked at 977 in 1920; 431 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story

How Hudson came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hudson.

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A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1907. The town was named for John T. Hudson, the original owner of the town site.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hudson, 1907 to 1952

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1907Post officeThe Hudson post office opens
  3. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 977
  4. 1950Born hereJohn Vinich is born here
  5. 1952On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hudson, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Hudson, Wyoming2008Hudson, Wyoming
On the map

Hudson on the map, 1952 to 1978

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 1952 USGS mapHudson on the 1978 USGS map1952Hudson 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.

Questions about Hudson’s history

What year was Hudson founded?

The Hudson post office opened in 1907, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.