Hudson, Edmonton
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Hudson is a newer residential neighbourhood in north west Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Before development, the site was home of Edmonton International Speedway
Edmonton International Speedway
Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, was a multi-track auto racing facility located in the present Cumberland and Hudson neighborhoods of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The facility featured a ¼ mile drag strip, a 14-turn road course, and a ¼ mile short oval...

, a drive-in theatre, and a driving range.

Almost four out of five (78%) of residences in the neighbourhood are single family dwellings. All but one of the remainder are duplexes
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...

. Almost all residences are owner occupied.

Surrounding neighborhoods

The neighbourhood is bounded on three sides by the neighbourhood of Pembina
Pembina, Edmonton
Pembina is a largely commercial neighbourhood in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with a small number of residences in walk up apartment buildings....

 and on one side by the neighbourhood of Cumberland
Cumberland, Edmonton
Cumberland is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.According to the 2001 federal census, substantially all residential construction in Cumberland occurred during the 1990s. Single family dwellings account for approximately nine out of ten of...

. A short distance to the east is the Castledowns neighbourhood of Baranow
Baranow, Edmonton
Baranow is a neighbourhood in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There is some commercial development at the south end of the neighbourhood along 137 Avenue. Development of the neighbourhood occurred in two periods. The first period occurred between the end of World War II...

. A short distance to the south is the neighbourhood of Wellington
Wellington, Edmonton
Wellington is a residential neighbourhood located in north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.The neighbourhood was developed after World War II with approximately two out of three of residences built between 1946 and 1960. Another one in four residences were built during the 1960s...

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