Hutchinson County, Texas

Hutchinson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 22,150. Its county seat is Stinnett. The county was created in 1876 but not organized until 1901. It is named for Andrew Hutchinson, an early Texas attorney.Hutchinson County comprises the Borger, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Amarillo-Borger, TX Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern portion of the Texas Panhandle. The history of Hutchinson County is accented in downtown Borger in the Hutchinson County Historical Museum, also known as Boomtown Revisited.HistoryNative AmericansArtifacts of the Antelope Creek Indian culture abound along the Canadian valley in Hutchinson County. Archaeologists have found 1300acre of Alibates flint in the area that was used as a quarry for shaping flint tools. Nomadic Plains Apache also camped in this area as did Comanche, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Cheyenne.