Hudson, Quebec

Hudson, Quebec, Canada, pop.4785 (Census 2001) on the south-west bank of the Ottawa River, in the county of Vaudreuil. Situated about 40 kilometres west of downtown Montreal, many residents commute to work by car or train. It is a municipality within the Montreal Metropolitan Community.

The town was founded in the 1960s from a merger of the villages of Hudson, Hudson Heights, and Como. Unlike the surrounding municipalities, it has a majority (65%) English-speaking population. 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 to the village of Oka.