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Welcome to Hutchinson County ...

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

The community of Olivet is the Seat for Hutchinson County.

Hutchinson County was founded in 1862.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hutchinson had a population of 7,287 people. This is a decrease of 0.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,343 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hutchinson represented 0.9% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Hutchinson County:

  • Dimock
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock<3>
  • Freeman
  • Menno
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno<3>
  • Olivet
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet<3>
  • Parkston
  • Tripp

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 17 Sep 2023