Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson, Kansas Official seal of Hutchinson, Kansas Location inside Reno County and Kansas Location inside Reno County and Kansas Hutchinson is the biggest city and governmental center of county in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and positioned on the Arkansas River.
Each year, Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair, and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament.
It is the home of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center aerospace exhibition and Strataca (formerly known as Kansas Underground Salt Museum).
1880s Hutchinson It was the Harvey House and Santa Fe Railroad station in Hutchinson.
The town/city of Hutchinson was established in 1871, when Indian Agent Clinton "C.C." Hutchinson contracted with the Santa Fe Railway to make a town at the barns 's crossing over the Arkansas River.
The improve earned the nickname "Temperance City" due to the prohibition of alcohol set by its founder. Hutchinson was incorporated as a town/city in August, 1872. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway assembled a chief line from Herington through Hutchinson to Pratt. In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal.
The Kansas National Guard was called in to help evacuate parts of the town/city because of the gas leaks, and a team of specialists looked over all the town/city for leaks after the event.
Hutchinson is positioned at 38 3 39 N 97 55 47 W (38.0608445, -97.9297743) at an altitude of 1,535 feet (468 m). 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. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 22.75 square miles (58.92 km2), of which, 22.69 square miles (58.77 km2) is territory and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. Temperatures exceed 90 F (32 C) an average of 65 days a year and drop below 32 F (0 C) an average of 121 days a year.
On average, Hutchinson experiences 46 rainy days a year.
The hottest temperature recorded in Hutchinson was 111 F (44 C) in 1964; the coldest temperature recorded was -19 F (-28 C) in 1982. Climate data for Hutchinson, Kansas As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 42,080 citizens , 16,981 homeholds, and 10,352 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace 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.
In 1923, the Carey Salt Company opened the only salt mine in Hutchinson, which then produced modern salt.
That mine is still in use today and is now directed by Hutchinson Salt Company.
Cargill and Morton Salt also have evaporative salt plants in Hutchinson.
The world's longest grain elevator was assembled in Hutchinson in 1961.
Dillon's grocery stores was established in Hutchinson by J.S.
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 a $2 million incentive from the State of Kansas.
On September 2, 2008, The Hutchinson Hospital changed its name to Promise Regional Medical Center.
And in 2012, changed its name again to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Lowen Corporation was started in 1950 in a converted garage behind Mike Lowen's home in Hutchinson.
Collins Bus Corporation resides just outside Hutchinson, and is the dominant small school bus manufacturer in North America.
Manufacturing plant in Hutchinson.
In May 2009, Siemens announced it would open its American wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson.
Kuhn-Krause operates a huge manufacturing plant in Hutchinson, manufacturing agricultural equipment and housing one of 2 Kuhn factories in North America.
Hutchinson is a town/city of the first class with a council-manager form of government. The town/city council consists of five members.
The council sets policy for the town/city and oversees the town/city manager who executes those policies.
Hired by the council, the town/city manager serves as the city's chief administrative officer, administers the town/city budget, and conducts daily town/city business.
As the county seat, Hutchinson is the administrative center of Reno County.
Hutchinson lies inside Kansas's 1st U.S.
In 2011-2012 school year, all Hutchinson High School athletics are 6 - A.
USD 309 South Hutchinson operates one school just outside Hutchinson, Reno Valley Middle School (7-8). The chief campus of Hutchinson Community College, a two-year enhance college, is positioned in the city. K-96 approaches Hutchinson from the south, bypasses it to the west, and then turns northwest.
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.
Hutchinson Municipal Airport is positioned on the easterly side of the city.
Three barns s serve Hutchinson.
Hutchinson is a stop on the Southwest Chief, which provides daily train service between Chicago and Los Angeles.
Another barns serving Hutchinson is the Tucumcari Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, which runs northeast southwest through the city. Lastly, Hutchinson is the end of two lines of the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad: the Hutchinson Subdivision, which enters the town/city from the south, and the Great Bend Subdivision, which enters the town/city from the northwest.
There are two hospitals in Hutchinson. The larger of the two, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, is a not-for-profit general medical and surgical facility that offers a range of services including emergency care. The other hospital is Summit Surgical, a specialized corporate surgical facility. Main article: Media in Hutchinson, Kansas The Hutchinson News is the city's major newspaper, presented daily. Hutchinson Community College prints a weekly student newspaper, the Collegian. Hutchinson is a center of broadcast media for south-central Kansas.
One AM and 12 FM airways broadcasts are licensed to and/or broadcast from the city. Hutchinson is also the second principal town/city of the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas tv market. The market's major CBS, My - Network - TV, and PBS affiliates are licensed to the city, but all three stations broadcast from Wichita. Hutchinson is home to the Prairie Dunes Country Club, a golf course incessantly ranked among the best golf courses in the U.S., and has hosted a several United States Golf Association nationwide championship tournaments.
Carey Park, home of the Hutchinson Zoo, Carey Park Golf Course, and Salt City Splash outside aquatic center Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952 film), directed by Henry King, is set in Hutchinson.
Picnic (1955 film), directed by Joshua Logan and winner of two Academy Awards, was partially shot in Hutchinson (grain elevator scene).
Mysterious Skin (2004 film), directed by Gregg Araki and based on a 1996 Scott Heim book of the same name, is set in Hutchinson.
Salvation (2014 Film), Directed by Brett Donowho, Bernie Van De Yacht, was shot in Hutchinson.
Dirty Jobs, Season 2 Episode 42, an episode in Hutchinson focusing on quarrying salt.
Modern Marvels, Season 17 Episode 7, (time code: 29:40 - 34:26, first aired 12/10/2010), contained a segment on The Hutchinson Salt Mine. Rocket Power, Samuel "Squid" Dullard is said to have moved from Hutchinson to Ocean Shores, California.
So Weird, season 2, an episode takes place in Hutchinson where Molly is performing for a charity benefit.
Sprout, a 2009 novel by Dale Peck, is set in Hutchinson and encircling areas.
Mysterious Skin, a 1996 novel by Scott Heim (adapted into a film in 2004 starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt), is set in Hutchinson and close-by towns.
Main article: List of citizens from Hutchinson, Kansas See also: List of Hutchinson Community College citizens National Register of Historic Places listings in Reno County, Kansas See also: List of books about Reno County, Kansas a b c d e f Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Hutchinson, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
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