Hinckley, Minnesota
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Hinckley, Minnesota Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag |
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Main Street in downtown Hinckley in 2007
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 Location of the city of Hinckley within Pine County, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 46°0′56″N 92°56′28″W / 46.01556°N 92.94111°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| County | Pine | |
| Incorporated | 1907 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.78 sq mi (9.79 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,800 | |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,780 | |
| • Density | 476.2/sq mi (183.9/km2) | |
| • Demonym | Hincklian | |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
| ZIP code | 55037 | |
| Area code(s) | 320 | |
| FIPS code | 27-29294 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0645028 | |
| Website | www.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.
Hinckley's name in the Ojibwe language is Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag, 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.83 square miles (9.92 km2), of which 3.78 square miles (9.79 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota Highway 23 (co-signed); and Minnesota Highway 48 are two of the main routes in Hinckley. Interstate 35 runs north–south; and Highway 48 (Fire Monument Road) runs east–west. Pine County 61 passes through downtown Hinckley.
Hinckley is the home of Grand Casino Hinckley, sister casino to Grand Casino Mille Lacs; which holds an associate count equal to the population of the city of Hinckley itself.
Camp Nathanael is located 16 miles (26 km) east of Hinckley on Highway 48.
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