Hudson

Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The city is named after its founder, David Hudson, who settled there from Goshen, Connecticut in 1799. John Brown made his first public vow to destroy slavery here and it became part of the Underground Railroad. The Village of Hudson and Hudson Township were formerly two separate governing entities that merged in 1994. The Loomis Observatory was built in 1838 and is the oldest observatory in the U.S. still in its original location. In 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke to about 6,000 people for 2 to 3 minutes from the last train car at the old Hudson Depot. The Hudson Mid-City Airport was near the former General Motors Euclid Division (later Terex) plant (now Jo-Ann Stores) From 1957 until the late 1980s, General Motors had a factory almost one thousand workers in Hudson, Ohio that built crawler tractor earth moving equipment. In 1973, a large area of the village, bounded by College, Sboro, Main, and Baldwin streets, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hudson Historic District. In addition to the Hudson City Historic District, there are several additional properties in Hudson that came on the Register in 1994 when the village was added to the Akron-Cleveland Combined Statistical Area. The historic district was expanded on October 10, 1989, to also include the area "roughly bounded by Hudson St., Old Orchard Dr., Aurora St., and College St.".

History

Hudson is the primary city name, but also Boston Heights, Boston Hts are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Hudson, Ohio. Hudson was the home of Western Reserve College and Preparatory School, founded in 1826 and created by David Hudson. The Loomis Observatory was built in 1838 and is the oldest observatory in the U.S. still in its original location. In 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke to about 6,000 people for 2 to 3 minutes from the last train car at the old Hudson Depot, near the south end of College Street. General Motors had a factory almost one thousand workers in Hudson, Ohio that built crawler tractor earth moving equipment from 1957 until the late 1980s. In July 2003, Hudson received over 17 inches (430 mm) of rain from three storm events within 24 hours. Two men drowned in an underground parking complex of a condominium complex on July 21, 2003, which had previously been two separate governing entities. The city is named after its founder, David Hudson, who settled there from Goshen, Connecticut in 1799, when it was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. There is a marker at the intersection of Baldwin Street and North Main Street (Ohio Route 91), on the right when traveling east on Baldwin Street. There was a fire on the west side of Hudson's Main street in 1892. The fire destroyed the buildings between Park Lane and Clinton Street. A. W. Lockharts saloon and the Mansion House [Hotel] burned. The Hudson Mid-City Airport was near the former General Motors Euclid Division (later Terex) plant (now Jo-Ann Stores).

Geography

Hudson's surface water flows into five major watersheds. The three most prominent are Brandywine Creek, Mud Brook, and Tinkers Creek. A small part of the western edge of town drains into the Cuyahoga River, and the southeastern corner of the city drains into Fish Creek. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.87 square miles (67.00 km²) of which 25.60 square miles is land and 0.27 sq miles (0.70km²) is water. The city is located in northeastern Summit County, Ohio, and is located on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs through the city of Hudson. The U.N. World Heritage Site is in Hudson, Ohio and is open to the public. It is also open to visitors from around the world, and can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255 or online at http://www.world-heritage.org/hudson.

Demographics

Of the city's population over the age of 25, 68.0% held a bachelor's degree or higher. As of April 1, 2020, there were 23,110 people residing in the city. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in theCity was $112,740, and the median incomes for a family was $128,727. The per capita income for the city was $40,915. About 1.3% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line. Historical Population figures before 2000 are for the former Village of Hudson only and do not include the former Hudson Township. For every 100 females, there are 98.0 males, for every 100 Females over the ages of 18 and over there were 93.0 Males. The median age in the City was 42.5 years. The gender makeup of the city is 49.1% male and 50.9% female. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21. The city has a population density of 869.6 inhabitants per square mile (335.8/km²). There were 8,002 housing units at an average density of 312.6 per squaremile (120.7/ km²). The racial makeup ofThe city was 94.65% White, 2.82% Asian, 1.48% African American, 0.09% Native American,0.20% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races.

Economy

In November 2002, Hudson was the first community in the U.S. to launch a citywide electronic gift card. Most of Hudson's retail outlets are located in concentrated areas. The original center of business in Hudson, the stores and offices located "downtown" still stand today in continued commercial use. The first part of the Hudson Plaza shopping center opened on West Streetsboro Street in 1962, anchored by the Acme grocery store. The Hudson Library & Historical Society relocated to First & Main, a mixed-use development just west of North Main Street, in 2005. In 1991, Allstate Insurance Company established a call center/data center in Hudson. It now employs more than 1,300 people and has three distribution centers in Hudson and Visalia, California, and Opelika, Alabama. In 2004, the Hudson Chamber of Commerce introduced a city-wide online gift card to help stimulate and keep shopping dollars with the independent merchants in town. It has always been anchored by Acme, which moved there from its former location. A unique McDonald's restaurant, resembling a house, opened in 1985, and the original building, housing Acme, was extensively renovated in 2000. It is located on West Street, near the intersection of West Street and Main Street. It opened as a McDonald's in 1985. In 2005, it moved to a new location, which is still in use today. In 2007, it opened a second McDonald's, this one on the corner of Main Street and West Street.

Parks and recreation

The Hudson Park Board oversees more than one thousand acres (4 km²) of parkland in the city. The most prominent property is Hudson Springs Park, which has a 50-acre lake open to kayaks, canoes and small motorized boats. Cascade Park, Barlow Farm Park, and Colony Park are large neighborhood parks used for sports and general family recreation. Other properties, such as Doc's Woods, MacLaren Woods, Trumbull Woods, and Bicentennial Woods, are kept as forested nature preserves. The first Hudson Park, Wildlife Woods, is actually located west of the city in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. At a February 8, 2022 council meeting, mayor Craig Shubert voiced concerns that allowing the construction of ice shanties might lead to incidents of prostitution. The resulting negative attention resulted in Shubert resigning six days later. He was replaced as mayor by John Avlon, who was elected to the position in November of the same year. The position of mayor has since been filled by Joe DiMaggio, who has been re-elected to the post since January of the next year, and is expected to be re-appointed in April of the year, 2015. The current mayor of Hudson is the former mayor of Cleveland, Mary Kay Weldon, who served as mayor from 1997 to 2008. The city is home to the Cleveland Museum of Natural and Cultural Art, which was founded in 1881. The museum is located in the historic Cuyhoga Valley neighborhood of Cleveland.

Government

The city is governed by a seven-member city council. There are four council representatives representing the four wards in Hudson, and three representatives at-large. Hudson has a council-manager government. At present, the Council President is Bill Wooldredge. The current City Manager is Thomas J. Sheridan. The Mayor's office is currently vacant, and the position of City Manager has not been filled. The City Manager's office has been vacant for the past two years. The Council President's office was vacant for more than a year before being filled by the current Council President, Bill Wooldsredge, in 2010. The mayor's office in Hudson has not yet been filled by a new mayor, but the position is expected to be filled in the near future. The city has a population of 4,000. The council has a budget of $1.2 million. The budget for the city is $2.1 million, and it has a surplus of $500,000, according to the city's 2013-2014 budget. The government has a turnover rate of 0.7 per cent, compared to a national average of 1.8 per cent in the U.S. and 1.4 per cent worldwide. The state has a poverty rate of 2.3 per cent compared to the national average rate of 3.1 per cent. It has a crime rate of 1 per cent to 2 per cent and a HIV/AIDS rate of 4 per cent for the same period of time.

Education

Hudson City Schools provides education for approximately 4,600 children. The largest school in the district is Hudson High School. Seton Catholic School is one of the many private schools in the area. Hudson is the original home of what would become Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and remains home to the Western Reserve Academy, a coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school housed on the original campus of Western Reserve College. The Hudson Explorers are a part of the Suburban League and are known as the "Hudsonian Explorers" The Hudson Montessori School is the 13th oldestMontessori school in U.S. history. It was founded in 1962 and is located on the campus of Hudson College in Hudson, Ohio. It is a private school that was founded by the same family that founded Hudson College, which is now a public university. The school is located in the Hudson City School District, which includes the following schools: Hudson High, Hudson Middle, Hudson Elementary, Hudson Intermediate, Hudson Junior/Senior High, and Hudson Middle/High School. The district also includes several private schools, such as Hudson Preparatory School and Hudson Christian School, which were founded in the 1950s and 1960s. The schools are part of Hudson City Schools, a public school district based in the city of Hudson. The sports teams are called the Hudson Explorer. They play in the suburban league, which also includes the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Browns.

Healthcare

University Hospitals Hudson Health Center is affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland. The facility offers primary and specialty care services, laboratory and general diagnostic radiology services. Also located at this facility are outpatient rehabilitation services.

Transportation

Ohio's State Route 303, State Route 91, and State Route 8 pass through Hudson. Interstate 480 cuts through the extreme northeast corner of the city, and Interstate 80, the Ohio Turnpike, bisects the city from west to east. The Cleveland Line (Norfolk Southern) runs from Rochester, Pennsylvania to Cleveland, Ohio going through locations such as Ravenna, Hudson, and Maple Heights. There is a spur rail line for local freight from Little Tikes. There are some services from Metro RTA, and much of Hudson is accessible by foot or bike. Hudson has retained two-lane roadways in much of its downtown. This has helped preserve the open spaces, historical buildings, and trees that the city values. The city is located on the Ohio River, which flows through the center of Hudson. The Ohio River is a tributary of the Scioto River, and runs through the city's northeast corner. Hudson is located near the junction of the Ohio and Scioto Rivers, which run through the east and west sides of the town. It is the only city in the state to have a large percentage of its population living on the east side of the river. It also has the largest percentage of residents who live on the west side, which is the western part of the county. Hudson also has a large proportion of its residents living in the north, where the city is situated on the western edge of the state. It has a population of 2,000, making it one of the largest cities in Ohio.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio = 16.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 30. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Hudson = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 23,110 individuals with a median age of 39.1 age the population grows by 2.73% in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 901.85 residents per square mile of area (348.21/km²). There are average 2.99 people per household in the 7,623 households with an average household income of $111,387 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.80% of the available work force and has dropped -6.20% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 17.80%. The number of physicians in Hudson per 100,000 population = 251.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Hudson = 38.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 42.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 148. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 169. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 50, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 85.49%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 27 years with median home cost = $241,060 and home appreciation of -14.64%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.66 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,226 per student. There are 16.1 students for each teacher in the school, 409 students for each Librarian and 462 students for each Counselor. 6.20% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 40.74% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 25.91% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).