McLeod County, Minnesota

Biscay ( BISK-ee) is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 113 at the 2020 census.

Hassan Valley Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census.

Komensky is an unincorporated community in Hutchinson Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, United States, near Hutchinson. The community is located along McLeod County Road 79 (200th Street) near McLeod County Road 4 (Major Avenue). Bear Creek flows through the community.

South Silver Lake is an unincorporated community in Rich Valley Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, United States, near Silver Lake along Iris Road.

Sumter Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.

Silver Lake is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 866 at the 2020 census.

Hutchinson Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2020 census.

Lake Addie is a ghost town in Sumter Township, McLeod County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Lake Harrington is a lake in McLeod County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Lake Harrington was named for Lewis Harrington, an early settler.

The Merton S. Goodnow House at 446 S. Main St. in Hutchinson, Minnesota was built in 1913. It was designed by Purcell, Feick & Elmslie. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was deemed architecturally significant as "a fine example of Prairie School architecture designed by the noted firm of Purcell and Elmslie." The firm focused on designs for relatively inexpensive houses on small lots, such as this. According to the NRHP nomination:The houses were distinguished by simple massing, compact plans and, if possible, the use of inexpensive materials. Inspiration for these homes came from Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fireproof House for $5,000", published by the Ladies' Home Journal in 1907. The Goodnow House is characteristic of Purcell and Elmslie's residential designs with two stories, a gabled roof, tinted stucco and grouped windows. The massing is unified by string courses, extended beams and boldly overhanging roofs which co-exist with the interplay of horizontals and verticals. Typical of Purcell and Elmslie was the use of both brick and stucco on the exterior. The living room and dining room are opened as a single space which pivots around the fireplace. This was a highly sophisticated spatial arrangement maximizing the sense of space in a restricted area. This arrangement was continually refined by Purcell and Elmslie in their residential work.

Hutchinson Municipal Airport (ICAO: KHCD, FAA LID: HCD), also known as Butler Field, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Hutchinson, a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Hutchinson. The airport is home to the Civil Air Patrol. The FBO is operated by ASI JET. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hutchinson Municipal Airport is assigned HCD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

The Attack on Hutchinson occurred on September 4, 1862 during the Dakota War of 1862 as a part of Chief Little Crow's incursion into the Big Woods area of Minnesota. On September 3, Little Crow encountered Captain Strout's Company B, 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment near Acton and chased it to the stockade of the town of Hutchinson. On September 4 Little Crow attacked with 200 warriors and destroyed most of the buildings outside of the stockade. Small firefights broke out between the Hutchinson Home Guard and Sioux warriors, but the Dakota failed to breach the town's defenses. Little Crow's men subsequently retreated, bringing as much loot as they could carry.