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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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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.

The city is dry; that is, the purchase or sale of any alcohol is prohibited. Hudsonville has been this way since 1958 and voters have twice rejected proposals to lift the ban since 2000. The whole State of Michigan is an Alcoholic beverage control state.

The Hudsonville Eagle Football team went to State in 2005. They finished second in Division 2 Football, losing to Birmingham Brother Rice in a close football battle.

Also, the Unity Christian High School Girls soccer team has now won the MHSAA State Championship 2 years in a row, and the Basketball team has gone to State 2 consecutive years.

The Hudsonville High School Marching Band where the MCBA Flight III state champions in 1995 and 1997.

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.

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