Hutchinson (Kansas)
| Hutchinson | |
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| Nickname : The Salt City | |
 Courthouse in Hutchinson |
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| Location in Kansas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Kansas |
| County : | Reno County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 4 ′ N , 97 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 40,787 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 745.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 54.9 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 54.7 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 468 m |
| Area code : | +1 620 |
| FIPS : | 20-33625 |
| GNIS ID : | 477947 |
| Website : | www.hutchgov.com |
| Mayor : | Cindy Proett |
Hutchinson is the largest city in Reno County in the US state of Kansas and at the same time its county seat . It is located 63 km northwest of Wichita on the Arkansas River . Hutchinson's nickname is The Salt City . Hutchinson hosts the Kansas State Fair every September and hosts the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball tournament every March . Hutchinson is also home to the famous Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center , which is near the State Fair site.
Personalities
- Edward J. Adams (1887–1921), serial killer and bank robber
- Fred Lowe Soper (1893-1977), physician
- Dallas Bixler (1910–1990), high bar gymnast
- Walter Yoder (1914–1978), jazz musician
- Jack M. Campbell (1916–1999), politician, 1963–1967 Governor of New Mexico
- Gene Reed (* 1935), choreographer
- James Avery (1937–2009), 1980–2002 professor for piano at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg , co-founder of the Ensemble SurPlus
- John C. Fernie (* 1945), painter, photographer and sculptor
- Steven Stucky (1949–2016), composer and university professor
- David Dillon (born 1951), manager
- Scott Heim (born 1966), novelist
- Racquel Darrian (* 1968), photo model and porn actress
Web links
- Website of Hutchinson (English)