| Official Name: | Hudson Lake, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hudson Lake |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | LaPorte |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hudson |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.95 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.97 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1226 |
| Population Density Km2: | 245.85 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7175°N -86.5475°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 764 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46552 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-35104[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629778 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.93 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.76 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 636.88 |
Hudson Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The town sits on the dividing line between Central and Eastern time zones. It is the site of the Hudson Lake station stop of the South Shore Line. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 1,297.[3]
Hudson Lake was originally called "Lakeport", and under the latter name was settled by 1833.[4]
Hudson Lake is located in northeastern LaPorte County. The community surrounds a natural water body of the same name. While most of the residences are on the north and east sides of the lake, the census-designated place includes the neighborhood of Lake Park on the south side. The South Shore rail line runs along the southern side of the Hudson Lake water body, leading east to South Bend and west to Michigan City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hudson Lake CDP has a total area of 7sqkm, of which 5sqkm are land and 2sqkm, or 28.27%, are water.[5]
Hudson Lake is served by interurban commuter rail on the South Shore Line. Trains from Hudson Lake Station run to and from Chicago westward, and to and from nearby South Bend eastward. This allows residents of the area to commute into the two larger cities.