In 1674, Johann Kaspar Escher acquired rights to the village and Hüttlingen Castle.

Between 1694 and 1798 it was owned by the city of Zurich, which allowed the low court to be run out of the castle by their chief bailiff.

In the 19th century, in addition to the traditional fruit and grain production, dairy farming and cattle raising began in the village.

[3] Hüttlingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11.6 square kilometers (4.5 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Frauenfeld district, at the northern foot of Wellenberg mountain.

It consists of the village of Hüttlingen and the communities of Eschikofen, Harenwilen and Mettendorf.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Hüttlingen is; 77 children or 9.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.82% of the vote.

[14] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The entire village of Hüttlingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 148 or 17.6% were Roman Catholic, while 496 or 59.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of the children in kindergarten, 11 or 55.0% are female, 3 or 15.0% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 10.0% do not speak German natively.

The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years.

At the lower primary level, there are 19 children or 54.3% of the total population who are female, 5 or 14.3% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 14.3% do not speak German natively.

In the upper primary level, there are 19 or 57.6% who are female, 2 or 6.1% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 6.1% do not speak German natively.

[18] Hüttlingen-Mettendorf railway station is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on services S8 and S30.