Hutchins is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,338 at the 2010 census. The area was first inhabited by familieā¦Hutchins is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,338 at the 2010 census. The area was first inhabited by families around 1860 as a trading place for immigrants who settled along the west bank of the Trinity River and new arrivals who crossed the Trinity at Dowd's Ferry from the east.