Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located along the Arkansas River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 40,006. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City". 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.
Midwest
Hutchinson
Reno County, KS
Population
39,995
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$852
Median home value
$117,400
Founded
1871
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Core North Historic District · listed 2004
- Downtown Core South Historic District · listed 2004
- Houston Whiteside Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Bernard’s Restaurant and Catering · listed 2025
- Fox Theater · listed 1989
- Graber, John P. O., House · listed 1994
- Hamlin Block · listed 2008
- Hoke Building · listed 2011
- Hotel Stamey · listed 2024
- Hutchinson Public Carnegie Library · listed 1987
- Kelly Mills · listed 2008
- Norris, G.W., House · listed 2009
- Reno County Courthouse · listed 1987
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial · listed 2002
- St. Theresa's Catholic Church · listed 1994
- Terminal Station · listed 1983
- US Post Office-Hutchinson · listed 1989
- Whiteside, Houston, House
- Wolcott, Frank D., House · listed 1994
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