| Hutchinson | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.4975°N 23.1892°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pixley ka Seme |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ubuntu |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.98 |
| Population Total: | 367 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 13.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 84.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 89.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.4% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 0.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053612 |
Hutchinson is a village and former railway junction in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located 12km (07miles) south-east of Victoria West, on the Cape Town - Kimberley railway line. According to the 2011 census it has 367 residents.
Hutchinson was founded on the arrival of the railway line from Cape Town in 1883, as a station named Victoria West Road. In 1901 it was renamed after Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, then Governor of the Cape Colony. In 1905 Hutchinson became a junction when a branch line to Victoria West and Carnarvon was opened. This line was extended in 1915 to Williston and in 1918 to Calvinia. It was closed in 2001, but passenger trains on the main line still stop at Hutchinson to serve Victoria West.
Hutchinson is located in the Ubuntu Local Municipality, which is part of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. It is situated just off the R63 regional route.