Hinckley, Minnesota

Hinckley
Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag
Main Street in downtown Hinckley in 2007
Main Street in downtown Hinckley in 2007
Official logo of Hinckley
Location of the city of Hinckley within Pine County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Hinckley
within Pine County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°0′44″N 92°56′32″W / 46.01222°N 92.94222°W / 46.01222; -92.94222
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
Incorporated (village)1885[1]
Incorporated (city)November 27, 1907[1]
Government
 • MayorDonald Zeman[2]
Area
 • Total3.84 sq mi (9.93 km2)
 • Land3.79 sq mi (9.81 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation1,014 ft (309 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,904
 • Density502.91/sq mi (194.18/km2)
 • Demonym
Hincklian
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55037
Area code320
FIPS code27-29294[5]
GNIS feature ID2394390[4]
Websitewww.hinckley.govoffice2.com

Hinckley is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 48. The population was 1,800 at the 2010 census.[6]

Hinckley's name in the Ojibwe language is Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag,[7][8] meaning "the place abundant with grindstones" due to being located along the Grindstone River. Portions of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation are located within and adjacent to Hinckley.

On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire killed more than 400 people.

Hinckley is generally considered the halfway point on Interstate 35 between Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Duluth.

  1. ^ a b "Guide to Hinckley Minnesota". www.lakesnwoods.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "City Officials - Pine County Minnesota". www.co.pine.mn.us. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hinckley, Minnesota
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Mille Lacs Band Statutes, Annotated (2MLBSA§11c)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
  8. ^ Weshki-ayaad, Lippert and Gambill. Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary