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History · Hutto

Hutto dates to 1855, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 41% of U.S. towns · #178 of 642 in Texas. What drives it

Most of Hutto was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2010. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 11 buildings. Below: maps from 1921 on and the census since 1920.

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How Hutto began

When was Hutto founded?

1855

Hutto dates its founding to 1855 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 571 in 19202020 census: 27,577171 years

How historic is Hutto?

C+

More historic than 41% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1877.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Hutto’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hutto is more historic than 41% of U.S. towns, #178 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hutto’s overall grade.
Founding era1855, from Wikipedia: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19402.1% of homes (±1.4) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register1 listing, 11 historic buildings, 3.1 per 10,000 residents · typical TX town 0.0 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 41%
NewerOlder
Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 72%

Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hutto’s 3.1 sits above most of its state (78% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1855.

Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Hutto’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hutto are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost a third of its people between 1930 and 1960, then grew more than tenfold.
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Start Hutto’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hutto’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Hutto, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000192019401960198020002020588 in 1930Low: 400

Lost a third of its people between 1930 and 1960, then grew more than tenfold.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hutto’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Hutto came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hutto.

Read it all →

Hutto was established in 1855 when the International-Great Northern Railroad passed through land owned by John Hutto (1824–1914), for whom the community is named. Railroad officials designated the stop Hutto Station. James Hutto was born in Alabama on June 8, 1824; he came to Texas in 1847 and moved his family to Williamson County in 1855. A slave, Adam Orgain, was the first person to live in the immediate Hutto vicinity, having been placed out on the Blackland prairie by his owner to watch after the cattle and livestock holdings. In 1876, James Hutto sold 50 acres (200,000 m2) to the Texas Land Company of New York for a town site and railroad right of way. The area attracted Swedish and German immigrants, who established farms and ranches in Hutto.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hutto, 1855 to 2020

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855
    FoundingHutto is established
  3. 1877Post officeThe Hutto post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1928On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1990Born hereMadison Burge is born here
  7. 21st century
  8. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 27,577
By decade

Hutto, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Solar Eclipse, Texas (2024)2024Solar Eclipse, Texas (2024)The Co-op District Sign Hutto Texas 20222022The Co-op District Sign Hutto Texas 2022Pony Bridge Fritz Park Hutto Texas 20222022Pony Bridge Fritz Park Hutto Texas 2022Hutto Lutheran Church Hutto Texas 20222022Hutto Lutheran Church Hutto Texas 2022Fritz Park Hutto Texas 20222022Fritz Park Hutto Texas 2022East Williamson County Higher Education Center Hutto Texas 20222022East Williamson County Higher Education Center Hutto …Dock Hutto Lake Park Hutto Texas 20222022Dock Hutto Lake Park Hutto Texas 2022City Hall Hutto Texas 20222022City Hall Hutto Texas 2022Hutto, TX, water tower IMG 22132011Hutto, TX, water tower IMG 2213Hutto, TX, High School IMG 30502011Hutto, TX, High School IMG 3050Hutto High School, TX, Stadium, IMG 30492011Hutto High School, TX, Stadium, IMG 3049Hutto Chamber of Commerce building IMG 30442011Hutto Chamber of Commerce building IMG 3044
On the map

Hutto on the map, 1928 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hutto. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hutto on the 1928 USGS mapHutto on the 1949 USGS mapHutto on the 1951 USGS mapHutto on the 1982 USGS map1928Round Rock sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hutto.

Every building

Hutto, building by building, 1921

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Hutto fire insurance map, 1921, sheet 11921Sheet 1 of 3
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 11 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
11
each building in a district counts
first listed
2011
Hutto Commercial Historic District
Hutto Commercial Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Italianate1
One-part Commercial Block1
Two-Part Commercial Block1
Hutto Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Hutto’s history

What year was Hutto founded?

In 1855, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hutto’s post office opened in 1877, and the census of 1920 counted 571 people here.

How does Hutto rank for history?

Hutto is more historic than 41% of U.S. towns, #178 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Hutto?

One place: the Hutto Commercial Historic District (listed 2011).

How old are the homes in Hutto?

2% of Hutto’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2010.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.