Hudson, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Hudson is a township municipality incorporating the congruent geographic township in Timiskaming District in northeastern
Ontario
, Canada
. Hudson is located directly west of the city of Temiskaming Shores and has only one named settlement, the community of Hillview.
, later corrected to 462, a decline of 5.7% from the 490 recorded in the Canada 2001 Census
. With an area of 90.46 square kilometres (34.93 sq mi), this gives a population density of 5.1 PD/sqkm.
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Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
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Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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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...
. Hudson is located directly west of the city of Temiskaming Shores and has only one named settlement, the community of Hillview.
Demographics
The township had an initial population count of 305 in the Canada 2006 CensusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
, later corrected to 462, a decline of 5.7% from the 490 recorded in the Canada 2001 Census
Canada 2001 Census
The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...
. With an area of 90.46 square kilometres (34.93 sq mi), this gives a population density of 5.1 PD/sqkm.
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.Transportation
Ontario Highway 65 passes through the township on its way from Temiskaming Shores towards MatachewanMatachewan, Ontario
Matachewan is a small township in Timiskaming, northeastern Ontario, Canada, located at the end of Ontario Highway 66 along the Montreal River.The town's main economy is based on mineral mining, mainly gold mining, with some tourism.-History:...
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