Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County
County
	Former Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°20′N 97°45′W / 43.34°N 97.75°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1862 (created); 1871 (organized)
Named for	John Hutchinson
Seat	Olivet
Largest city	Parkston
Area
• Total	814 sq mi (2,110 km2)
• Land	813 sq mi (2,110 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	7,427
• Estimate (2023)	7,394
• Density	9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Hutchinson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,427.^[1] Its county seat is Olivet.^[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871; it was named for John Hutchinson, first territorial secretary.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 164.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 164.

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