In 1852, Alfred D. Gray, Hudson's first mayor, petitioned to change the city's name to Hudson, because the bluffs along the St. Croix River reminded him of the Hudson River in his native New York.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, September 5). Hudson, Wisconsin. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hudson,_Wisconsin&oldid=1244132595

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Hudson, Wisconsin (Wikipedia) Hudson is a city and county seat of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,755. It is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The village of North Hudson is directly north of Hudson.

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