A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is in use in five countries: Canada , China , Hungary , Romania , and the United States . An equivalent term, shire town , is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions, such as Venezuela .
58-576: Hutchinson may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Hutchinson, Kansas South Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson, Minnesota Hutchinson, Pennsylvania Hutchinson, West Virginia , in Logan County Hutchinson, Marion County, West Virginia Hutchinson County, South Dakota Hutchinson County, Texas Hutchinson Island (Florida) Hutchinson Island South, Florida Hutchinson River ,
116-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending
174-401: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ), with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Temperatures exceed 90 °F (32.2 °C) an average of 63.4 afternoons each year and drop below 32 °F (0 °C) an average of 119.5 mornings each year. Snowfall averages 6.9 inches (18 cm) per year. Total precipitation averages 32.93 inches (836 mm) per year. On average, January is
232-869: A $ 2 million incentive from the State of Kansas. 155 assembly jobs were moved to the Reynosa, Mexico plant in June 2007. On September 2, 2008, the Hutchinson Hospital changed its name to Promise Regional Medical Center. In 2012, it changed its name again to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Lowen Corporation, founded in 1950 in a converted garage behind C.W. "Mike" Lowen's house, is a provider of graphic solutions. Lowen Sign Company, Lowen Color Graphics, and Lowen Certified are located in Hutchinson. Collins Bus Corporation resides just outside Hutchinson and
290-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in
348-400: A family was $ 47,336. Males had a median income of $ 39,442 versus $ 26,600 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 21,050. About 12.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 40,787 people, 16,335 households, and 10,340 families residing in
406-516: A huge manufacturing plant in Hutchinson, manufacturing agricultural equipment and housing one of two Kuhn factories in North America. Hutchinson is a city of the first class with a council-manager form of government. The city council consists of five members. For purposes of representation in the council, the city is divided into four districts with one council member elected to a four-year term from each district. The fifth council member
464-637: A mathematical tool for fractals See also [ edit ] Hutch (disambiguation) Hutchison (disambiguation) Hutcheson Hutchesson Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hutchinson . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hutchinson&oldid=1233842191 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
522-507: A means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Large prisoner-of-war camps were established in Kansas: Camp Concordia , Camp Funston (at Fort Riley ), Camp Phillips (at Salina under Fort Riley ). Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including Hutchinson. On January 17, 2001, 143 million cubic feet (4,000,000 m ) of compressed natural gas leaked from
580-893: A river in New York Hutchinson River Parkway , running through Westchester County, New York, and the Bronx Hutchinson Township, McLeod County, Minnesota Greenland [ edit ] Hutchinson Glacier South Africa [ edit ] Hutchinson, Northern Cape People [ edit ] Hutchinson (surname) Companies [ edit ] Hutchinson SA , worldwide manufacturer of sealing solutions, insulation, fluid transfer systems and bicycle tires for all industries Hutchinson, an imprint of publishing house Hutchinson Heinemann Other uses [ edit ] Hutchinson Encyclopedia USS Hutchinson (PF-45) , US frigate Hutchinson's teeth ,
638-470: A sign of congenital syphilis Hutchinson's ratio , concerning size differences between species Progeria , Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome Hutchinson Patent Stopper , an invention for replacing cork bottle stoppers Hutchinson system , a system of plant taxonomy created by botanist John Hutchinson Hutchinson Internment Camp , based on the Isle of Man during World War II Hutchinson metric ,
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#1732766192305696-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County , Kansas , United States. The city is located on the Arkansas River . It has been home to salt mines since 1887 (thus its nickname of "Salt City") but locals call it "Hutch." As of the 2020 census ,
754-402: Is elected at-large to a two-year term. Every year, the council selects one member to serve as mayor and another as vice-mayor . Council members are term limited and may not serve for more than one partial term plus two consecutive four-year terms. The council sets policy for the city and oversees the city manager who executes those policies. Hired by the council, the city manager serves as
812-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of
870-613: Is provided daily towards Wichita and Salina by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines ). Hutchinson Municipal Airport is located on the eastern side of the city. The airport is primarily utilized for general aviation . Therefore, residents typically use Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita for commercial travel. County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below
928-453: Is the leading small school bus manufacturer in North America. StraightLine HDD , a leading directional drill tooling manufacturer, has a 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m ). manufacturing plant in Hutchinson. In May 2009, Siemens announced it would open its American wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson. The facility was expected to begin producing in 2010 and to create 400 jobs in Hutchinson. Kuhn-Krause operates
986-534: The Santa Fe Railway to make a town at the railroad's crossing over the Arkansas River . The town actually sprang up about one-half mile north, on the banks of Cow Creek , where a few houses already existed. C.C. Hutchinson later founded the Reno County Bank in 1873, and by 1878 had erected the state's first water mill at Hutchinson. The community earned the nickname " Temperance City" due to
1044-477: The "Rock Island". Also in 1887, local salt deposits were discovered for the first time, when Ben Blanchard, a land speculator who founded South Hutchinson , drilled for oil in the area. Salt mining would become a major industry in Hutchinson, with the city eventually earning the nickname "Salt City". Hutchinson had been holding county fairs since 1873. By 1900, many referred to the Hutchinson Fair as
1102-416: The 16,535 households, 26.3% had children under the age of 18; 41.2% were married couples living together; 30.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 34.8% of households consisted of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher
1160-523: The 1920s (originated in Sterling, Kansas ). Dillon's merged with The Kroger Co. in 1983. The company still operates a distribution center and headquarters for Dillons and Kwik Shop in town. The Eaton Corporation operates a hydraulics plant in Hutchinson. On August 22, 2006, Eaton announced it would keep the Hutchinson plant open because of a $ 1 million economic incentive from the City of Hutchinson and
1218-671: The Kansas State Fair, even though there was no state-supported Kansas State Fair yet. In 1913, after lobbying in the Kansas Legislature, Hutchinson gifted the State of Kansas the land that became the Kansas State Fairgrounds. The official Kansas State Fair has been held in Hutchinson ever since. In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of World War II were used in Kansas and other Midwest states as
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#17327661923051276-947: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of
1334-567: The age of 18 and 8.9% of those ages 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 42,080 people, 16,981 households, and 10,352 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,854.6 inhabitants per square mile (716.1/km ). There were 18,580 housing units at an average density of 818.9 per square mile (316.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.9% White , 4.3% African American , 0.7% American Indian , 0.6% Asian , 3.4% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 10.6% of
1392-409: The average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. As of 2000, the median income for a household in
1450-556: The city was $ 32,645, and the median income for a family was $ 40,094. Males had a median income of $ 30,994 versus $ 21,190 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,964. About 9.8% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. Salt was discovered in Reno County by Benjamin Blanchard on September 26, 1887. This gave rise to
1508-413: The city's chief administrative officer, administers the city budget, and conducts daily city business. Council meetings occur on the first and third Tuesday of each month, broadcast live on local cable channel 7. As the county seat , Hutchinson is the administrative center of Reno County. The county courthouse is located downtown, and all departments of the county government base their operations in
1566-827: The city. Hutchinson lies within Kansas's 1st U.S. Congressional District . For the purposes of representation in the Kansas Legislature , the city is located in the 34th district of the Kansas Senate and the 102nd, 104th, and 114th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives . The main campus of Hutchinson Community College , a two-year public college , is located in the city. Three public school districts provide education for students in and around Hutchinson: USD 308, USD 309, and USD 313. Hutchinson USD 308 school district operates twelve schools in
1624-535: The city. K-96 approaches Hutchinson from the south, bypasses it to the west, and then turns northwest. Coming from the west, K-61 runs concurrently with U.S. 50, turns north and runs through the eastern part of the city, and then exits to the northeast. Reno County Area Transit (RCAT) provides local public transport bus service . The agency operates three bus routes colored Red, Blue, and Yellow. Greyhound Lines offers long-distance bus service on its route through Hutchinson from Wichita to Pueblo . Bus service
1682-437: The city. The population density was 1,932.6 inhabitants per square mile (746.2/km ). There were 17,693 housing units at an average density of 838.3 per square mile (323.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 88.57% White , 4.28% African American , 0.65% Native American , 0.59% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 3.65% from other races , and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 7.67% of
1740-573: The city: The Hutchinson High School football team (the Salthawks) has had seven straight appearances, including six straight wins, in the 6A & 5A State Championship Game. Buhler USD 313 school district operates three schools in and around Hutchinson: Nickerson–South Hutchinson USD 309 school district operates one school near Hutchinson: There are also three private schools in Hutchinson: U.S. Route 50 runs east–west south of
1798-545: The coolest month, July is the warmest month, and May is the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Hutchinson was 113 °F (45 °C) on July 27, 2011; the coldest temperature recorded was −19 °F (−28.3 °C) on February 16, 2021. The 2020 United States census counted 40,006 people, 16,535 households, and 9,708 families in Hutchinson. The population density was 1,627.7 per square mile (628.4/km ). There were 18,609 housing units at an average density of 757.1 per square mile (292.3/km ). The racial makeup
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1856-526: The counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of
1914-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in
1972-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for
2030-587: The first salt-processing plants west of the Mississippi River . Salt was originally extracted using the evaporation method by pumping water into brine wells. In 1923, the Carey Salt Company opened the only salt mine in Hutchinson, which then produced rock salt . That mine is still in use today and is now operated by Hutchinson Salt Company. Cargill and Morton Salt also have evaporative salt plants in Hutchinson. Excavated portions of
2088-452: The gas leaks, and a team of specialists checked the city for leaks after the event. These events were televised on news stations across the country. On June 21, 2013, following a grassroots campaign in an effort to promote Smallville Con, a comic-book convention hosted at the Kansas State Fair, the mayor of Hutchinson decreed the city's name would be changed to " Smallville " for one day in honor of Superman 's fictional Kansas hometown of
2146-424: The imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of
2204-585: The increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan
2262-625: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford
2320-758: The later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With
2378-421: The median household income was $ 48,889 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 2,113) and the median family income was $ 62,975 (+/- $ 4,685). Males had a median income of $ 32,099 (+/- $ 2,156) versus $ 25,329 (+/- $ 1,028) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 27,346 (+/- $ 1,108). Approximately, 8.4% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.0% of those under
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2436-487: The mine are used for archival storage of movie and television masters, data tapes, and permanent business records. Underground Vaults & Storage currently houses the masters for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Gone with the Wind (1939), and Star Wars (1977), among many others. The world's longest grain elevator was built in Hutchinson in 1961. Dillon's grocery stores was established in Hutchinson by J.S. Dillon in
2494-399: The nearby Yaggy storage field. It sank underground, then rose to the surface through old brine or salt wells, making around 15 gas blowholes. An explosion in the downtown area at 10:45 am destroyed two businesses and damaged 26 others. An explosion the next day in a mobile home park killed two people. The Kansas National Guard was called in to help evacuate parts of the city because of
2552-685: The northeast bank of the Arkansas River in the Great Bend Sand Prairie region of the Great Plains . Cow Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas, runs southeast through the city. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 22.75 square miles (58.92 km ), of which 22.69 square miles (58.77 km ) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km ) is water. Hutchinson has
2610-627: The population of the city was 40,006. Each year, Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair , and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament. It is the home of the Hutchinson Community College , the Cosmosphere aerospace museum, and Strataca underground salt museum. The city of Hutchinson was founded in 1871 when frontiersman Clinton "C.C." Hutchinson contracted with
2668-444: The population. There were 16,981 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2726-410: The population. There were 16,335 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and
2784-582: The prohibition of alcohol set by its founder who placed a deed restriction on every lot prohibiting the sale or gifting of any alcoholic beverage which, if violated, would result in forfeit of the lot, improvements and payments associated with its sale and purchase. Hutchinson was incorporated as a third class city in August 1872. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Hutchinson to Pratt . In 1888, this line
2842-775: The provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized
2900-424: The same name. The tradition has continued annually, coinciding with the convention for two days every June. Hutchinson is located in south-central Kansas at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Kansas Highway 96 (K-96) , Hutchinson is 39 miles (63 km) northwest of Wichita , 200 mi (320 km) west-southwest of Kansas City , and 395 miles (636 km) east-southeast of Denver . The city lies on
2958-777: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of
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#17327661923053016-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of
3074-544: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,
3132-411: Was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The median income for a household was $ 38,880, and the median income for
3190-405: Was 81.7% (32,686) white or European American (76.42% non-Hispanic white ), 4.26% (1,703) black or African-American , 0.97% (388) Native American or Alaska Native , 0.7% (280) Asian , 0.07% (29) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 3.76% (1,505) from other races , and 8.54% (3,415) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 12.93% (5,172) of the population. Of
3248-635: Was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government
3306-417: Was estimated to be 14.4% of the population. 21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 97.0 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that
3364-407: Was extended to Liberal . Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas . It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway , which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad , merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad , merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad . Most locals still refer to this railroad as
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