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{{short description|County in South Dakota, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Hutchinson County
| county = Hutchinson County
| state = South Dakota
| state = South Dakota
| seal =
| seal =
| founded year = 1862 (created)<br/>1871 (organized)
| founded year = 1862 (created)<br/>1871 (organized)
| founded date =
| founded date =
| seat wl = Olivet
| seat wl = Olivet
| largest city wl = Parkston
| largest city wl = Parkston
| area_total_sq_mi = 814
| area_total_sq_mi = 814
| area_land_sq_mi = 813
| area_land_sq_mi = 813
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.5
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.5
| area percentage = 0.2
| area percentage = 0.2
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 7343
| population_total = 7427
| pop_est_as_of = 2018
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| population_est = 7,380
| population_est = 7394 {{decrease}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| named for = John Hutchinson
| named for = John Hutchinson
| time zone = Central
| time zone = Central
| web =
| web =
| ex image = Hutchinson County Courthouse.JPG
| ex image = Hutchinson County Courthouse.JPG
| ex image cap = Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
| ex image cap = Former Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
| district = At-large
| district = At-large
}}
}}


'''Hutchinson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Dakota]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the population was 7,343.<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46/46067.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055119/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46/46067.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Olivet, South Dakota|Olivet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871; it was named for John Hutchinson, first territorial secretary.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n163 164]}}</ref>
'''Hutchinson County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 7,427.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hutchinsoncountysouthdakota/PST045223 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Olivet, South Dakota|Olivet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871; it was named for John Hutchinson, first territorial secretary.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n163 164]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Hutchinson County was created by act of the territorial legislature on May 8, 1862. Its boundaries included portions of present-day Davison and Hanson Counties, and part of what is presently Hutchinson County was within the boundaries of Jayne County. Maxwell City was established as the county seat, and it remained there until October 1873 when it was moved to Olivet following an election. On 13 January 1871, the territorial legislature established the present county boundaries and completed its governing organization. In two actions in January 1873, the legislature divided Hutchinson County into two counties - the northern half was named Armstrong County, with Milltown as the seat. However, in 1879, Armstrong County was dissolved and its area re-annexed into Hutchinson County.<ref>The Territorial Legislature ordered the re-uniting of the two counties into one, apparently against the desires of Armstrong County officials. The legislature ordered the county officers of Armstrong County to deliver their records, money and papers to Olivet. However, the Armstrong people refused and continued to serve as county officers until a court decision in 1881 compelled them to surrender the records.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|website=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2006|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://ujs.sd.gov/County_Information/hutchinson.aspx ''History'', First Circuit Court, SD Unified Justice System (accessed February 4, 2019)]</ref>
Hutchinson County was created by act of the territorial legislature on May 8, 1862. Its boundaries included portions of present-day Davison and Hanson Counties, and part of what is presently Hutchinson County was within the boundaries of Jayne County. Maxwell City was established as the county seat, and it remained there until October 1873 when it was moved to Olivet following an election. On 13 January 1871, the territorial legislature established the present county boundaries and completed its governing organization. In two actions in January 1873, the legislature divided Hutchinson County into two counties - the northern half was named Armstrong County, with Milltown as the seat. However, in 1879, Armstrong County was dissolved and its area re-annexed into Hutchinson County.<ref group="note">The Territorial Legislature ordered the re-uniting of the two counties into one, apparently against the desires of Armstrong County officials. The legislature ordered the county officers of Armstrong County to deliver their records, money and papers to Olivet. However, the Armstrong people refused and continued to serve as county officers until a court decision in 1881 compelled them to surrender the records.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|website=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2006|access-date=March 29, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://ujs.sd.gov/County_Information/hutchinson.aspx ''History'', First Circuit Court, SD Unified Justice System (accessed February 4, 2019)]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows south-southeasterly through the central part of Hutchinson County. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills, with the area largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name=HCSD>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hutchinson+County,+SD/@43.3275866,-97.8080177,11.22z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x878f57eac143e47d:0x2fc64a67e338ac39!8m2!3d43.3017202!4d-97.6982272 ''Hutchinson County SD'' Google Maps (accessed February 4, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the river valley from both sides, with the county's highest point at its southwest corner: 1,880' (573m) ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed 4 February 2019) |access-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=21 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]] flows south-southeasterly through the central part of Hutchinson County. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills, with the area largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="HCSD">{{Cite web |title=Hutchinson County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hutchinson+County,+SD/@43.3275866,-97.8080177,11.22z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x878f57eac143e47d:0x2fc64a67e338ac39!8m2!3d43.3017202!4d-97.6982272 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the river valley from both sides, with the county's highest point at its southwest corner: 1,880' (573m) ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 4, 2019) |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Hutchinson County has a total area of {{convert|814|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|813|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>
Hutchinson County has a total area of {{convert|814|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|813|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 18.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 18 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 18]]

*[[Image:US 18.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 18 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 18]]
* [[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 81]]
*[[Image:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[Image:SD 25.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 25]]
*[[Image:SD 25.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 25]]
* [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
*[[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
* [[Image:SD 44.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 44]]
*[[Image:SD 44.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 44]]
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===Protected areas<ref name=HCSD/>===
===Protected areas===
* Mogck Slough State Public Shooting Area
* Mogck Slough State Public Shooting Area<ref name=HCSD/>
* Weigher Slough State Public Shooting Area
* Weigher Slough State Public Shooting Area<ref name=HCSD/>


===Lakes<ref name=HCSD/>===
===Lakes===
Source:<ref name=HCSD/>

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* Lake Dimock
* Lake Dimock
* Lake Menno
* Lake Menno
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|2000= 8075
|2000= 8075
|2010= 7343
|2010= 7343
|2020= 7427
|estyear=2019
|estyear=2023
|estimate=7291
|estimate=7394
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023|access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref>
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|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name=QF/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=QF/>
}}
}}


===2000 census===
===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 7,427 people, 2,797 households, and 1,802 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hutchinson%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|9.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,212 housing units.
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=14 May 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 8,075 people, 3,190 households, and 2,191 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 10 people per square mile (4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,517 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.57% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

63% of the population of Hutchinson County reports [[German American|German ancestry]] and 8.3% speak [[German language|German]] at home.

There were 3,190 households, out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

The county population contained 24.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,026, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $25,654 versus $18,141 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,922. About 9.60% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.


===2010 census===
===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 7,343 people, 2,930 households, and 1,871 families in the county.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US46067|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=12 March 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013703/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US46067|archive-date=13 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|9.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,351 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.1|/sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US46067|access-date=12 March 2016|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213193120/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US46067|archive-date=13 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.4% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population.<ref name=DC/> In terms of ancestry, 67.7% were [[Germans|German]], 8.7% were [[Russians|Russian]], 7.4% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 6.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 3.6% were [[Americans|American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US46067|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=12 March 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022944/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US46067|archive-date=13 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 7,343 people, 2,930 households, and 1,871 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|9.0|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,351 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.4% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 67.7% were [[Germans|German]], 8.7% were [[Russians|Russian]], 7.4% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 6.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 3.6% were [[Americans|American]].


Of the 2,930 households, 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.1% were non-families, and 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 46.8 years.<ref name=DC/>
Of the 2,930 households, 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.1% were non-families, and 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 46.8 years.


The median income for a household in the county was $39,310 and the median income for a family was $52,390. Males had a median income of $35,180 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,944. About 6.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US46067|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=12 March 2016|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015803/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US46067|archive-date=13 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The median income for a household in the county was $39,310 and the median income for a family was $52,390. Males had a median income of $35,180 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,944. About 6.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.


===Mennonites and Hutterites===
===Mennonites and Hutterites===
Hutchinson County is the most heavily [[Mennonite]]-populated county of South Dakota. [[German language|German-speaking]] [[Russian Mennonites|Mennonites from Russia]] settled in the county beginning in 1874 until the early 1880s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unruh|first=J. D.|title=Hutchinson County (South Dakota, USA)|website=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online|date=1956|access-date=July 30, 2015|url=http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hutchinson_County_(South_Dakota,_USA) }}</ref> South Dakota has the nation's largest population of [[Hutterites]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Color them plain but successful|publisher=The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis|access-date=14 December 2008|url=http://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications_papers/pub_display.cfm?id=1409}}</ref> a communal [[Anabaptist]] group that emigrated also from Russia during the same period as the Mennonites, with whom they share the [[Anabaptist]] faith. Hutterites live in communities each of about 150 people. Wolf Creek Colony is in Hutchinson County, where the Wolf meets the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]]. This colony is west of Freeman and north of Olivet and Menno.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/25/us/wolf-creek-journal-idealists-with-a-knack-for-being-prosperous.html|title=Wolf Creek Journal; Idealists With a Knack For Being Prosperous|date=November 25, 1987|access-date=June 20, 2015|first=Dirk|last=Johnson|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
Hutchinson County is the most heavily [[Mennonite]]-populated county of South Dakota. [[German language|German-speaking]] [[Russian Mennonites|Mennonites from Russia]] settled in the county beginning in 1874 until the early 1880s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Unruh|first=J. D.|title=Hutchinson County (South Dakota, USA)|website=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online|date=1956|access-date=July 30, 2015|url=http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hutchinson_County_(South_Dakota,_USA) }}</ref> South Dakota has the nation's largest population of [[Hutterites]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Color them plain but successful|publisher=The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis|access-date=December 14, 2008|url=http://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications_papers/pub_display.cfm?id=1409}}</ref> a communal [[Anabaptist]] group that emigrated also from Russia during the same period as the Mennonites, with whom they share the [[Anabaptist]] faith. Hutterites live in communities each of about 150 people. [[Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota|Wolf Creek Colony]] is in Hutchinson County, where the Wolf meets the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]]. This colony is west of Freeman and north of Olivet and Menno.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/25/us/wolf-creek-journal-idealists-with-a-knack-for-being-prosperous.html|title=Wolf Creek Journal; Idealists With a Knack For Being Prosperous|date=November 25, 1987|access-date=June 20, 2015|first=Dirk|last=Johnson|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Other Hutterite communities in the county are [[Maxwell Colony, South Dakota|Maxwell Colony]], [[New Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota|New Elm Spring Colony]], [[Old Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota|Old Elm Spring Colony]], and [[Tschetter Colony, South Dakota|Tschetter Colony]].


==Communities==
==Communities==
===Cities===
===Cities===

* [[Freeman, South Dakota|Freeman]]
* [[Freeman, South Dakota|Freeman]]
* [[Parkston, South Dakota|Parkston]]
* [[Parkston, South Dakota|Parkston]]
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===Towns===
===Towns===
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* [[Dimock, South Dakota|Dimock]]

* [[Tripp, South Dakota|Tripp]]
* [[Menno, South Dakota|Menno]]
* [[Menno, South Dakota|Menno]]
* [[Olivet, South Dakota|Olivet]] (county seat)
* [[Olivet, South Dakota|Olivet]] (county seat)
* [[Dimock, South Dakota|Dimock]]
* [[Tripp, South Dakota|Tripp]]
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===Census-designated places===
===Census-designated places===
* [[Kaylor, South Dakota|Kaylor]]
* [[Kaylor, South Dakota|Kaylor]]
* [[Maxwell Colony, South Dakota|Maxwell Colony]]
* [[Milltown, South Dakota|Milltown]]
* [[Milltown, South Dakota|Milltown]]
* [[New Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota|New Elm Spring Colony]]
* [[Old Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota|Old Elm Spring Colony]]
* [[Tschetter Colony, South Dakota|Tschetter Colony]]
* [[Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota|Wolf Creek Colony]]


===Unincorporated communities<ref name=HCSD/>===
===Unincorporated communities===
* Clayton<ref name=HCSD/>
* Lake Tripp<ref name=HCSD/>
* Clayton
* Wolf Creek<ref name=HCSD/>
* Lake Tripp
* Wolf Creek


===Townships===
===Townships===
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==Politics==
==Politics==
Like most of South Dakota, Hutchinson County is overwhelmingly Republican. Only one Democratic presidential candidate – [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in his 1932 landslide – has ever carried the county. Surprisingly, in the 1928 and 1972 Republican landslides Hutchinson County actually voted more Democratic than the nation at-large due to German Lutheran [[Prohibition in the United States|anti-Prohibition]] voting for [[Al Smith]] in the first case and a strong “[[favorite son]]” vote for [[George McGovern]] in the latter. Apart from these two hugely anomalous cases, only four Democrats have ever topped forty percent of the county's vote, and only four statewide Republican nominees failed to win a majority.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Like most of South Dakota, Hutchinson County is overwhelmingly Republican. Only one Democratic presidential candidate – [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in his 1932 landslide – has ever carried the county. Surprisingly, in the 1928 and 1972 Republican landslides Hutchinson County actually voted more Democratic than the nation at-large due to German Lutheran [[Prohibition in the United States|anti-Prohibition]] voting for [[Al Smith]] in the first case and a strong “[[favorite son]]” vote for [[George McGovern]] in the latter. Apart from these two hugely anomalous cases, only four Democrats have ever topped forty percent of the county's vote, and only four statewide Republican nominees failed to win a majority.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.8%''' ''2,517''
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,372|1,237|15|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.6% ''692''
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,789|1,145|246|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% ''156''
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,822|2,062|22|South Dakota}}
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,092|2,248|8|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2012|2012]]'''
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,544|1,412|175|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.6%''' ''2,451''
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,884|2,189|0|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.0% ''923''
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,948|1,557|0|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''51''
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,870|1,420|0|South Dakota}}
|-
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,322|875|0|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2008|2008]]'''
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,906|1,209|36|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.3%''' ''2,285''
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,799|699|0|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.4% ''1,242''
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,051|1,103|0|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''81''
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|2,804|2,500|497|South Dakota}}
|-
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,504|3,630|58|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2004|2004]]'''
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,145|1,898|34|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.9%''' ''2,899''
{{PresRow|1924|Progressive|893|180|2,550|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.4% ''1,177''
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,873|243|1,546|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''71''
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,636|519|80|South Dakota}}
|-
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|0|647|1,492|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 2000|2000]]'''
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,507|619|57|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.9%''' ''2,497''
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,752|365|64|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.0% ''1,052''
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,528|534|18|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''76''
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,413|458|14|South Dakota}}
|-
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|1,034|254|317|South Dakota}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1996|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.7%''' ''2,177''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.9% ''1,285''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.5% ''449''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1992|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.2%''' ''2,002''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.1% ''1,211''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.7% ''943''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1988|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.6%''' ''2,700''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.9% ''1,594''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''22''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1984|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''72.9%''' ''3,372''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.8% ''1,237''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''15''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1980|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.2%''' ''3,789''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.1% ''1,145''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.8% ''246''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1976|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.5%''' ''2,822''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.0% ''2,062''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''22''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1972|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.8%''' ''3,092''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.0% ''2,248''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''8''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1968|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.1%''' ''3,544''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.5% ''1,412''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''175''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1964|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.9%''' ''2,884''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.2% ''2,189''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1960|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.7%''' ''3,948''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.3% ''1,557''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1956|1956]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.2%''' ''3,870''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.8% ''1,420''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1952|1952]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.2%''' ''4,322''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.8% ''875''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1948|1948]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.0%''' ''2,906''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.1% ''1,209''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''36''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''84.5%''' ''3,799''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.5% ''699''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''82.1%''' ''5,051''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.9% ''1,103''
| style="text-align:center;|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.3%''' ''2,804''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.1% ''2,500''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.6% ''497''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.0% ''1,504''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.9%''' ''3,630''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''58''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1928 United States presidential election|1928]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.6%''' ''2,145''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.6% ''1,898''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''34''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.7% ''893''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5.0% ''180''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''70.4%''' ''2,550''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.2%''' ''1,873''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|6.6% ''243''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|42.2% ''1,546''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.2%''' ''1,636''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.2% ''519''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''80''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''[[United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1912|1912]]'''
|
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.3% ''647''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''69.8%''' ''1,492''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1908 United States presidential election|1908]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.0%''' ''1,507''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.4% ''619''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''57''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1904 United States presidential election|1904]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.3%''' ''1,752''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.7% ''365''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% ''64''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1900 United States presidential election|1900]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.5%''' ''1,528''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.7% ''534''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''18''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1896 United States presidential election|1896]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.0%''' ''1,413''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.3% ''458''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% ''14''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1892 United States presidential election|1892]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.4%''' ''1,034''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.8% ''254''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.8% ''317''
|}
{{Hidden end}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hutchinson County, South Dakota]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hutchinson County, South Dakota]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="note"}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:04, 27 April 2024

Hutchinson County
County
Former Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
Former Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
Map of South Dakota highlighting Hutchinson County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°20′N 97°45′W / 43.34°N 97.75°W / 43.34; -97.75
Land Vereinigte Staaten
State South Dakota
Gegründet1862 (created)
1871 (organized)
Named forJohn Hutchinson
SeatOlivet
Largest cityParkston
Area
 • Total814 sq mi (2,110 km2)
 • Land813 sq mi (2,110 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,427
 • Estimate 
(2023)
7,394 Decrease
 • Density9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-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]

History

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Hutchinson County was created by act of the territorial legislature on May 8, 1862. Its boundaries included portions of present-day Davison and Hanson Counties, and part of what is presently Hutchinson County was within the boundaries of Jayne County. Maxwell City was established as the county seat, and it remained there until October 1873 when it was moved to Olivet following an election. On 13 January 1871, the territorial legislature established the present county boundaries and completed its governing organization. In two actions in January 1873, the legislature divided Hutchinson County into two counties - the northern half was named Armstrong County, with Milltown as the seat. However, in 1879, Armstrong County was dissolved and its area re-annexed into Hutchinson County.[note 1][4][5]

Geography

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The James River flows south-southeasterly through the central part of Hutchinson County. The county's terrain consists of rolling hills, with the area largely devoted to agriculture.[6] The terrain slopes to the river valley from both sides, with the county's highest point at its southwest corner: 1,880' (573m) ASL.[7]

Hutchinson County has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km2), of which 813 square miles (2,110 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.2%) is water.[8]

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Protected areas

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  • Mogck Slough State Public Shooting Area[6]
  • Weigher Slough State Public Shooting Area[6]

Lakes

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Source:[6]

  • Lake Dimock
  • Lake Menno
  • Silver Lake
  • Tripp Lake

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
187037—
18805,57314,962.2%
189010,46987.9%
190011,89713.6%
191012,3193.5%
192013,4759.4%
193013,9043.2%
194012,668−8.9%
195011,423−9.8%
196011,085−3.0%
197010,379−6.4%
19809,350−9.9%
19908,262−11.6%
20008,075−2.3%
20107,343−9.1%
20207,4271.1%
2023 (est.)7,394[9]−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2020[1]

2020 census

[edit]

As of the 2020 census, there were 7,427 people, 2,797 households, and 1,802 families residing in the county.[14] The population density was 9.1 inhabitants per square mile (3.5/km2). There were 3,212 housing units.

2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, there were 7,343 people, 2,930 households, and 1,871 families in the county. The population density was 9.0 inhabitants per square mile (3.5/km2). There were 3,351 housing units at an average density of 4.1 units per square mile (1.6 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.4% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 67.7% were German, 8.7% were Russian, 7.4% were Norwegian, 6.9% were Irish, and 3.6% were American.

Of the 2,930 households, 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.1% were non-families, and 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 46.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,310 and the median income for a family was $52,390. Males had a median income of $35,180 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,944. About 6.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

Mennonites and Hutterites

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Hutchinson County is the most heavily Mennonite-populated county of South Dakota. German-speaking Mennonites from Russia settled in the county beginning in 1874 until the early 1880s.[15] South Dakota has the nation's largest population of Hutterites,[16] a communal Anabaptist group that emigrated also from Russia during the same period as the Mennonites, with whom they share the Anabaptist faith. Hutterites live in communities each of about 150 people. Wolf Creek Colony is in Hutchinson County, where the Wolf meets the James River. This colony is west of Freeman and north of Olivet and Menno.[17] Other Hutterite communities in the county are Maxwell Colony, New Elm Spring Colony, Old Elm Spring Colony, and Tschetter Colony.

Communities

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Cities

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Towns

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Census-designated places

[edit]

Unincorporated communities

[edit]

Townships

[edit]
  • Capital
  • Clayton
  • Cross Plains
  • Fair
  • Foster
  • German
  • Grandview
  • Kassel
  • Kaylor
  • Kulm
  • Liberty
  • Mittown
  • Molan
  • Oak Hollow
  • Pleasant
  • Sharon
  • Silver Lake
  • Starr
  • Susquehanna
  • Sweet
  • Valley
  • Wittenberg
  • Wolf Creek

Politics

[edit]

Like most of South Dakota, Hutchinson County is overwhelmingly Republican. Only one Democratic presidential candidate – Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1932 landslide – has ever carried the county. Surprisingly, in the 1928 and 1972 Republican landslides Hutchinson County actually voted more Democratic than the nation at-large due to German Lutheran anti-Prohibition voting for Al Smith in the first case and a strong “favorite son” vote for George McGovern in the latter. Apart from these two hugely anomalous cases, only four Democrats have ever topped forty percent of the county's vote, and only four statewide Republican nominees failed to win a majority.[citation needed]

United States presidential election results for Hutchinson County, South Dakota[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 2,944 78.15% 762 20.23% 61 1.62%
2016 2,517 74.80% 692 20.56% 156 4.64%
2012 2,451 71.56% 923 26.95% 51 1.49%
2008 2,285 63.33% 1,242 34.42% 81 2.25%
2004 2,899 69.91% 1,177 28.38% 71 1.71%
2000 2,497 68.88% 1,052 29.02% 76 2.10%
1996 2,177 55.66% 1,285 32.86% 449 11.48%
1992 2,002 48.17% 1,211 29.14% 943 22.69%
1988 2,700 62.56% 1,594 36.93% 22 0.51%
1984 3,372 72.92% 1,237 26.75% 15 0.32%
1980 3,789 73.15% 1,145 22.10% 246 4.75%
1976 2,822 57.52% 2,062 42.03% 22 0.45%
1972 3,092 57.82% 2,248 42.03% 8 0.15%
1968 3,544 69.07% 1,412 27.52% 175 3.41%
1964 2,884 56.85% 2,189 43.15% 0 0.00%
1960 3,948 71.72% 1,557 28.28% 0 0.00%
1956 3,870 73.16% 1,420 26.84% 0 0.00%
1952 4,322 83.16% 875 16.84% 0 0.00%
1948 2,906 70.01% 1,209 29.13% 36 0.87%
1944 3,799 84.46% 699 15.54% 0 0.00%
1940 5,051 82.08% 1,103 17.92% 0 0.00%
1936 2,804 48.34% 2,500 43.10% 497 8.57%
1932 1,504 28.97% 3,630 69.92% 58 1.12%
1928 2,145 52.61% 1,898 46.55% 34 0.83%
1924 893 24.65% 180 4.97% 2,550 70.38%
1920 1,873 51.15% 243 6.64% 1,546 42.22%
1916 1,636 73.20% 519 23.22% 80 3.58%
1912 0 0.00% 647 30.25% 1,492 69.75%
1908 1,507 69.03% 619 28.36% 57 2.61%
1904 1,752 80.33% 365 16.74% 64 2.93%
1900 1,528 73.46% 534 25.67% 18 0.87%
1896 1,413 74.96% 458 24.30% 14 0.74%
1892 1,034 64.42% 254 15.83% 317 19.75%

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Territorial Legislature ordered the re-uniting of the two counties into one, apparently against the desires of Armstrong County officials. The legislature ordered the county officers of Armstrong County to deliver their records, money and papers to Olivet. However, the Armstrong people refused and continued to serve as county officers until a court decision in 1881 compelled them to surrender the records.

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