Hudson Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The town sits on the dividing line between Central and Eastern time zones. It is the site of the Hudson Lake station stop of the South Shore Line. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 1,297.[4]
Hudson Lake, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′03″N 86°32′51″W / 41.71750°N 86.54750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Township | Hudson |
Area | |
• Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2) |
• Land | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
• Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2) |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,226 |
• Density | 636.88/sq mi (245.85/km2) |
ZIP code | 46552 |
FIPS code | 18-35104[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2629778[2] |
Hudson Lake was originally called "Lakeport", and under the latter name was settled by 1833.[5]
Geography
editHudson Lake is located in northeastern LaPorte County. The community surrounds a natural water body of the same name. While most of the residences are on the north and east sides of the lake, the census-designated place includes the neighborhood of Lake Park on the south side. The South Shore rail line runs along the southern side of the Hudson Lake water body, leading east 15 miles (24 km) to South Bend and west 18 miles (29 km) to Michigan City.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hudson Lake CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2) are land and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), or 28.27%, are water.[6]
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 1,226 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Transportation
editHudson Lake is served by interurban commuter rail on the South Shore Line. Trains from Hudson Lake Station run to and from Chicago westward, and to and from nearby South Bend eastward. This allows residents of the area to commute into the two larger cities.
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hudson Lake, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Hudson Lake CDP, Indiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 161.
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.