Hudson, NH

Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 24,467 at the 2010 census.^[1]

The primary settlement in town, where 7,336 people resided at the 2010 census,^[1] is defined as the Hudson census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes 102, 111 and 3A, directly across the Merrimack River from the city of Nashua.

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 22,928 people, 8,034 households, and 6,258 families residing in the town. The population density was 811.2 people per square mile (313.1/km²). There were 8,165 housing units at an average density of 288.9 per square mile (111.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.35% White, 0.84% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 8,034 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.