size was 2.47. In Hudson, 12.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 38.6% who were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 57 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 91.2 men. The median income for a household in Hudson was $33,177, and the median income for a family was $39,708. Men had a median income of $30,688, versus $24,620 for women; the per capita income was $19,476. About 5.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. Parks and recreation Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park (Hudson Beach) was built in the 1960s and is the main beach for the Hudson community. Several restaurants in the area offer water views of the gulf or adjacent canals. Veterans Memorial Park and Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park are the main indoor and outdoor sports and recreation centers, with indoor gymnasiums, outdoor fields and an outdoor pool (at Veterans Memorial Park). There are also three semiprivate golf courses: Beacon Woods Golf Club, Meadow Oaks Golf & Country Club, and Heritage Pines Country Club. Hudson once proclaimed itself the "gopher racing capital of the world". References Further reading Littell C P, Ash, Pauline and Knowles, Brenda, 'Early Settlers of Hudson,' (pamphlet) c. 1978 Dill, Glen, 'Suncoast Past,' c. 1987. Horgan, James, 'Historic Places of Pasco County,' c.1992. Miller, Harry, 'The Story of Hudson.' (pamphlet) c. 1973. Obenreder, Julia, and others, 'West Pasco's Heritage,' c. 1974. Tamm, David, 'Hudson Beach: Portrait of a Community in Flux' c. 2004 Hawk, 'Hmm, Yes yes yes yes yes yes!' c. 2008 Cannon, Jeff, 'Images of America: Hudson' c 2009 External links Hudson, Florida History of Hudson Census-designated places in Pasco County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico