Hudson, Ontario

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This article is about a township in Timiskaming District. For the community in Sioux Lookout, Kenora District, see Hudson, Kenora District.
Hudson
Township (single-tier)
Township of Hudson
Township hall
Township hall
Hudson is located in Ontario
Hudson
Hudson
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Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Timiskaming
Incorporated 1904 (1904)
Surveyed 1887
First settled 1897
Area
 • Total 90.64 km2 (35.00 sq mi)
Elevation 245 m (804 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 476
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA P0J
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website www.harley.ca/hudson/

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]

Demographics

The township had a population count of 476 in the Canada 2011 Census,[7] an increase of 3.0% from the revised figure of 462 recorded in the Canada 2006 Census.[8]

History

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.[9]

Transportation

Ontario Highway 65 passes through the township on its way from Temiskaming Shores towards Matachewan.[5]

Rural scene along Ontario Highway 65

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shows township limits.
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  7. ↑ 2011 Census Profile
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Excerpted from Hawirko, Norman R; Arnott, Margaret. "I've got to stop here until I'm called for".

External links

 Kerns Harley
Unorganized West Timiskaming Temiskaming Shores
  Hudson  
Unorganized West Timiskaming
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