Hudsonville, Michigan
| Hudsonville, Michigan | |
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| Nickname(s): Michigan's Salad Bowl | |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′15″N 85°51′54″W / 42.87083°N 85.865°WCoordinates: 42°52′15″N 85°51′54″W / 42.87083°N 85.865°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Van Doeselaar |
| Area | |
| • City | 4.1 sq mi (10.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • City | 7,160 |
| • Density | 1,729.1/sq mi (667.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,306,768 (Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland MSA) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49426 |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-39800[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0628773[2] |
| Website | http://www.hudsonville.org/ |
Hudsonville is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,160.
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,160 people, 2,514 households, and 1,920 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,729.1 per square mile (667.8/km²). There were 2,598 housing units at an average density of 627.4 per square mile (242.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% White, 0.47% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.45% of the population.
There were 2,514 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,961, and the median income for a family was $55,372. Males had a median income of $41,418 versus $26,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,286. About 2.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Background
[edit] Nickname origin
Hudsonville is also known as "Michigan's Salad Bowl" because of the crops grown in the muck fields. Celery, onions, carrots, and other vegetables are prominent throughout the many acres of wet, fertile soil that once was an ancient river bottom.
[edit] Sports achievements
The Hudsonville High Football team has consistently won district championships over the past several years, and has gone to state finals games on several occasions, the most recent in 2005. They finished second in Division 2 Football, losing to Birmingham Brother Rice in a close battle.
The Unity Christian High School girls soccer team has won the MHSAA State Championship 6 years in a row (2005–10), and the girls basketball team has gone to State Finals two consecutive years (2005–06), winning the Class B title in 2006.
In 2005 the boys soccer team finished runner-up in Division 2 and in 2007 went 25-0-1 to win their first state championship in Division 2. The Crusaders again won the Division 2 title in 2009.
The Hudsonville High School Marching Band were the MCBA Flight III state champions in 1995 and 1997. The marching band qualified for state finals from 1991 until 2011.
The Hudsonville High School girls water polo team won state at Jenison in June 2007.
The Hudsonville High School wrestling team went to the state championships in March 2004 and has sent many wrestlers to the individual state championships over the years.
The Hudsonville High School boys bowling team won the MHSAA Class A Team State Championship in 2004. This was Hudsonville High School's first ever team state championship.
The Hudsonville girls softball team won back-to-back Division 1 state championships in 2009-10.
The Unity Christian High School boys bowling team won the MHSAA Class B Team State Championship in 2004.
The Freedom Christian (formerly Freedom Baptist) High School boys soccer team won the Division 4 State Championship in 2002 and 2009.
The Hudsonville Girls Tennis team took 9th at Division 1 State Finals in 2010
The Hudsonville Girls Competitive Cheerleading Team took runner-up in the MHSAA State Competition in 2012
[edit] Notable residents and natives
- John Vander Wal, retired pro baseball player (Montreal, Colorado, San Diego, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, N.Y. Yankees, Cincinnati, Milwaukee), current pro scout for San Diego Padres organization; also holds the MLB record for pinch hits in a season (28)
- Ray Bentley, retired pro football player, current college football TV analyst; also remains the current NFL combine record holder of the flat bench press with 52 reps with 225 pounds
- Joel Smeenge, retired pro football player (New Orleans Saints)
- Taylor Lautner, Actor, was born and raised in Hudsonville until age 11[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hudsonville, Michigan
- ^ Serba, John (November 21, 2008). "Hudsonville native Taylor Lautner's star is rising". The Grand Rapids Press. http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grpress/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-3/1227276938178390.xml&coll=6. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
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