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Hudson is an off island suburb of Montreal, with a population of 5,411 (2021 Census). It is located on the south west bank of the lower Ottawa River, in Vaudreuil Soulanges Regional County Municipality. Situated about west of downtown Montreal, many residents commute to work on the Island of Montreal. Hudson is a municipality within Greater Montreal. An informal rural agglomeration since the early part of the 19th century, the Town of Hudson was formally created in June 1969 by merging the villages of Hudson, Hudson Heights and Como. A relatively wealthy town, Hudson is known for its large, turn of the century houses, many of which border the Lake of Two Mountains. A ferry from Hudson takes cars across the lake (a widening of the Ottawa River) to the village of Oka. Hudson has been compared to culturally and demographically similar Quebec towns such as the Eastern Townships villages of North Hatley and Brome Lake as well as nearby Senneville. All four municipalities border a body of water (used extensively for recreation year round) and include a blend of French and English residents.

The bedrock under Hudson is Cambrian Period sandstone. This is overlain by marine clay or stony sandy loam glacial till. On the surface are sands which were deposited by air or water. Most of Hudson is built on the Ste Sophie loamy fine sand, which is well drained and drought prone despite its clay base; undisturbed areas have classic podzol development. Several blocks away from the river the sands become deeper, coarser and even more xeric; they are mapped as Upland sand which is also a podzol.

The local post office opened in 1841, originally named Pointe à Cavagnol in honour of Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial. In 1845, a glass factory was established there by George Matthews, whose wife was called Elisa Hudson. Her name was adopted by the post office in 1865. In June 1969, the Town of Hudson was formed by amalgamating the village municipalities of Hudson, Hudson Heights, and Como (which was originally formed as Como Est in 1918).

The town gained notoriety in 1991 by becoming the first in Quebec, Canada to ban several forms of lawn and garden pesticides used to kill insects and weeds. The town was sued by two pesticide companies and on June 28, 2001, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the town's favour. The Hudson example spurred many other municipalities and provinces in Canada to enact similar bans of pesticides.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hudson had a population of 5411 living in 2338 of its 2447 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5157. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Unlike the surrounding mainly French speaking municipalities, Hudson has a predominantly English speaking population (65% according to the 2011 Census), although many residents speak both languages. Canada Census Mother Tongue Hudson, Quebec Census Total FrenchEnglishFrench & EnglishOther Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 2011 5,115 1,175 6.8% 22.97% 3,375 0.3% 65.98% 120 0.0% 2.35% 445 11.0% 8.70% 2006 5,085 1,100 6.4% 21.63% 3,365 8.2% 66.18% 120 9.1% 2.36% 500 26.6% 9.83% 2001 4,790 1,175 16.3% 24.53% 3,110 8.5% 64.93% 110 144.4% 2.30% 395 25.4% 8.25% 1996 4,770 1,010 n/a 21.17% 3,400 n/a 71.28% 45 n/a 0.94% 315 n/a 6.60%

+Ethnic origin (2006) Ethnic origin Population Percentage (%) English 1,465 35% Canadian 1,240 29% Scottish 945 22% French 925 22% Irish 835 20% German 455 11% British Isles, n. i. e. 185 4% Polish 175 4% Italian 150 4% Ukrainian 135 3%

The Hudson Yacht Club (HYC) is a boating and social club founded in 1909 on the shores of Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes). The club annually hosts the "FruitBowl" regatta for young sailors and the Labour Day Regatta for its general membership and visitors. The HYC has published two retrospectives: Hudson Yacht Club: Seventy Fifth Anniversary Year in 1984 and Our Spirit Lives On: A Celebration of Hudson Yacht Club's First 100 Years, 1909 2009 in 2009.

A single street, Main Road, traverses Hudson east to west, while the southern border of the town mainly runs along Quebec Route 342 (also known as Boulevard Harwood). Although many residents commute by automobile, a commuter train to Montreal (Vaudreuil Hudson Line) stops in Hudson once per weekday in either direction. The town is also served by the 21 bus from the Exo La Presqu'Île, terminating at the Vaudreuil train station.

Since 1909, a ferry across the Lake of Two Mountains has run from Hudson to Oka during the spring, summer and fall. Ferries are self propelled and take ten to fifteen minutes to carry multiple automobiles, bike passengers, and foot passengers for a fee. Prior to the change to self propelled ferries, a system of barges were towed across the lake by ropes attached to diesel powered tugboats. During the winter months, a tolled ice bridge allows vehicular traffic between the two towns.

Hudson has a municipal water and sewage system. The sewage system was built in the first decade of the 21st century and serves the central area of town. It is relatively common for houses outside the central area to use well water and/or a septic tank.

The town operates the Stephen Shaar Community Centre, teen centre (in the lower level of the community centre) and a municipal outdoor swimming pool. The town also has a number of parks, including St. Thomas Park (soccer fields behind the swimming pool), Thompson park (lakeside soccer fields), Benson Park (with a softball field, children's playground with outdoor hockey and skating rinks), Jack Layton Park (trails to Sandy Beach, picnic area and public boat launch) and Sandy Beach.