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Hudson Falls

Total population

7,395

Median home value

$165,200

13.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,969

Hudson Falls$63k
National$74k

Founded

1810

Elevation90 m
Land area4.9 km²
Weather61°F · Partly Sunny
Coordinates43.30°, -73.58°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
1810
Elevation
90 m
Area
4.9 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hudson Falls is a village located in Washington County, New York, United States. The village is in the southwest of the town of Kingsbury, on U.S. Route 4. Hudson Falls is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 7,428. It was the county seat of Washington County until 1994, when the county seat was moved to Fort Edward.

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History & geography

History

In 1764, Albert Baker built Kingsbury's first sawmill near what is known today as Baker's Falls. Stone quarried near Hudson Falls was used to construct the Bennington Battle Monument and portions of the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1851, Francis Wolle invented the first bag-making machine and formed a company that would later become the Union Bag and Paper Company. In 1892, the company relocated from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Hudson Falls, where it had a paper mill. In 1906, the Union Paper and Bag Company built the Fenimore Bridge (Sandy Hill Bridge), spanning the Hudson River between Hudson Falls built in Washington County and the town of Moreau in Saratoga County, since the company had plants in both locations. For a brief period of time, the closed-spandrel arch bridge was the longest multiple span, reinforced-concrete arch bridge in the world. The bridge was closed to all traffic in 1989, although various plans have been proposed over the years to reopen the span; for example, in 2018, there was a proposal to convert it into a pedestrian walkway and bike path.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land and are water. The total area is 2.13% water. The village is on the east bank of the Hudson River at the western border of Washington County. A village green lies in the center of the commercial district. NY Route 196 (Maple Street) and NY Route 254 (River Street) intersect US Route 4 in Hudson Falls.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
46.2
Median home value
$165,200
Housing units
3,923
Poverty rate
10%
Unemployment
4.1%

Race & ethnicity

White
93.2%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0.3%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
43.3047
Longitude
-73.5816
Water area
0.06 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
61°F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
39°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
64°F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
39°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
67°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
41°F
Partly Cloudy

Forecast for Hudson Falls, NY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.9%
Diabetes
8.6%
Adult obesity
31.4%
Binge drinking
18.8%
Adult smoking
15.4%
No leisure activity
25.2%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
11
Elementary
4
Middle
2
High
3
Other
2

Largest nearby schools

  • HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
    High · HUDSON FALLS · 694 students · 12.9:1 ratio
  • HUDSON FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Middle · HUDSON FALLS · 498 students · 10.4:1 ratio
  • HUDSON FALLS PRIMARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · HUDSON FALLS · 429 students · 10.5:1 ratio
  • FORT EDWARD SCHOOL
    Other · FORT EDWARD · 383 students · 8.5:1 ratio
  • HUDSON FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
    Middle · HUDSON FALLS · 316 students · 12.6:1 ratio
  • ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · ARGYLE · 264 students · 9.8:1 ratio
  • MARGARET MURPHY KINDERGARTEN CENTER
    Elementary · HUDSON FALLS · 239 students · 14.9:1 ratio
  • WASHINGTON-SARATOGA-WARREN-HAMILTON-ESSEX BOCES
    Other · HUDSON FALLS · 232 students · 3.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

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Jim Duggan
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William Bronk
American poet (1918–1999)
Teo Macero
Teo Macero
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Mary Washburn
Mary Washburn
athletics competitor (1907–1994)
Edward C. Prescott
Edward C. Prescott
American economist (1940-2022)
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
American jurist; Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941 (1862–1948)
Algernon Paddock
Algernon Paddock
American politician (1830-1897)
Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn
American actress
George Hertzberg
George Hertzberg
American actor
Jimmer Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
American basketball player (born 1989)
Robert P. Patterson
Robert P. Patterson
American federal judge, Undersecretary of War, later Secretary of War (1891-1952)
John Alden Dix
John Alden Dix
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J Allard
J Allard
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Christian Hanson
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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,333

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
928
Avg daily Wikipedia views
31
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hudson Falls

Bible
Bible
Bible · 1200
A history of New York
A history of New York
Washington Irving · 1800
The Hudson River by daylight
The Hudson River by daylight
Wallace Bruce · 1873
New York
New York
Ann Heinrichs · 1999
New York, Hudson-Tal, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Niagara-Fälle, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee
Grieben, publishers, Berlin. · 1931
Hudson River to Niagara Falls
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art Staff · 2009
Vacations in New York State
Vacations in New York State
Fodor's · 1991
Glens Falls, South Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, New York State: Includes select house numbers
Jimapco (Firm) · 1993

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library