Hudson, Maine
Encyclopedia
Hudson is a town in Penobscot County
, Maine
, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.
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Ephriam Braley, a lumberman and folk singer from Hudson, composed the song "Canaday-I-O" about 1854, which became popular in American lumber camps.
Maxwell Anderson
, the New York based Pulitzer Prize
-winning playwright and writer of film scripts, bought a Hudson farmhouse in 1937 for use as a vacation home. He is best known for the plays Anne of the Thousand Days, What Price Glory?
, Key Largo
, and the screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque
's All Quiet on the Western Front
, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104.1 km²), of which, 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it (5.92%) is water.
of 2000, there were 1,393 people, 508 households, and 386 families residing in the town. The population density
was 36.8 people per square mile (14.2/km²). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.85% White, 0.50% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 508 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,594, and the median income for a family was $40,982. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,850. About 11.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.
History
Hudson was first settled about 1800. In 1824 it became a plantation, and was named "Jackoff", probably after Andrew Jackoff. In 1825, however it was incorporated as the town of "Kirkland". The name was changed to "Hudson" in 1854 after Hudson, MassachusettsHudson, Massachusetts
Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2010 census. The town is located in central Massachusetts, about a 40-minute drive, or about , west of Boston, and about a 20-minute drive, or about , northeast of Worcester.Before its...
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Ephriam Braley, a lumberman and folk singer from Hudson, composed the song "Canaday-I-O" about 1854, which became popular in American lumber camps.
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
James Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist.-Early years:Anderson was born in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to William Lincoln "Link" Anderson, a Baptist minister, and Charlotte Perrimela Stephenson, both of Scots and Irish descent...
, the New York based Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning playwright and writer of film scripts, bought a Hudson farmhouse in 1937 for use as a vacation home. He is best known for the plays Anne of the Thousand Days, What Price Glory?
What Price Glory? (play)
What Price Glory?, a comedy-drama written by Maxwell Anderson and critic/veteran Laurence Stallings was Anderson's first commercial success, with a long run on Broadway.The play depicted the rivalry between two U.S...
, Key Largo
Key Largo (play)
Key Largo was a play written in blank verse by Maxwell Anderson that became the basis for the 1948 film by the same name.-Plot:A deserter of the Spanish Civil War played by Paul Muni redeems himself in death by defending the family of a true war hero against some bandits on the tiny island of Key...
, and the screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque was a German author, best known for his novel All Quiet on the Western Front.-Life and work:...
's All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.The...
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104.1 km²), of which, 37.8 square miles (97.9 km²) of it is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) of it (5.92%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,393 people, 508 households, and 386 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 36.8 people per square mile (14.2/km²). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.85% White, 0.50% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 508 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,594, and the median income for a family was $40,982. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,146 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,850. About 11.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.