Welcome to Hutchinson ...

The city of Hutchinson is located in McLeod County<1>.

The pronunciation of Hutchinson: HUTCH-in-suhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hutchinson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hutchinson has a population of 13,964 people<3> (see below for details).

Hutchinson is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hutchinson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hutchinson lies within the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Hutchinson: 55350<5>

Websites for Hutchinson ...

Official Website:   www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hutchinsonchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hutchinson had an population of 13,964 people. This is a decrease of 1.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hutchinson had a population of 14,178 people (which is 38.68% of the total population of McLeod County). This makes Hutchinson the county's most populous community.

The population of Hutchinson represents 0.27% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,178 people, the population of Hutchinson increased 8.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,080 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hutchinson.

Communities Also Named Hutchinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Hutchinson - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hutchinson.

Communities near Hutchinson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hutchinson.

• Litchfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <6>
• Glencoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Cokato
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokato have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokato
  • Cokato is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokato <6>
• Winsted
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winsted have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
  • Winsted is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <6>
• Howard Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Lake
  • Howard Lake is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Lake <6>
• Lester Prairie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <6>
• Dassel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
  • Dassel is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <6>
• Hector
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <6>
• Silver Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <6>
• Brownton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
  • Brownton is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hutchinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hutchinson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hutchinson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hutchinson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hutchinson. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hutchinson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hutchinson ...

Looking for more information about Hutchinson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hutchinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hutchinson.

Adding Hutchinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hutchinson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hutchinson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hutchinson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hutchinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hutchinson: www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/

The official website for McLeod County: www.co.mcleod.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/