| Official Name: | New Hudson, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | New Hudson |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegany |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Anthony Vekich (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.30 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 801 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.14 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 608 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1995 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3117°N -78.2411°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-003-50375 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979266 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 799 |
New Hudson is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is on the west border of the county, northeast of Olean.
The area of the town was first settled circa 1820. New Hudson was set apart as the "Town of Haight" in 1825, from part of the town of Rushford and changed its name to New Hudson in 1837. The original name Haight was that of a militia general, who finally irritated the citizens enough with excessive demands that the people changed the name of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.1km2, of which 93.7km2 is land and 0.3km2, or 0.34%, is water.[3]
The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County.
New York State Route 305 crosses the town, approximately parallelling Black Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 736 people, 268 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 436 housing units at an average density of 12sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 268 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,859, and the median income for a family was $34,702. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,319. About 12.8% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.