| Hudson | |
| Official Name: | Township of Hudson |
| Settlement Type: | Township (single-tier) |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Timiskaming |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Title1: | Surveyed |
| Established Date1: | 1887 |
| Established Title2: | First settled |
| Established Date2: | 1897 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Larry Craig |
| Area Total Km2: | 90.64 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 503 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code FSA |
| Postal Code: | P0J |
| Area Code: | 705, 249 |
| Elevation M: | 245 |
Hudson is a township municipality[1] incorporating the congruent geographic township[2] in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3] [4] Hudson is located directly west of the city of Temiskaming Shores[5] and has only one named settlement, the community of Hillview.[6]
Hudson was surveyed in 1887. However, the first settlers did not arrive until 1897, and the township was incorporated in 1904. The first Census of Canada to take place after settlement, in 1901, recorded the population as 46.[7]
Hudson is mostly surrounded by forest with some farming along the east and north areas of the township.
The township is delimited by:
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hudson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 90.28km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
Ontario Highway 65 passes through the township on its way from Temiskaming Shores towards Matachewan.
The township is headed by a mayor and four councillors.
The township has its own volunteer fire department, library at the Township Offices and a single municipal park with playground at Pike Lake Park. All other services are found in nearby New Liskeard including hospital and schools.