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Hinckley

Minnesota · MN · Pine County
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City in Minnesota, United States
1885Established
1,904Population
3.9 sq miArea
1,033 ftElevation

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 1,904 at the 2020 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.

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The forecast calls for Showers And Thunderstorms, highs near 62°. In the local news, Aitkin Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hinckley-Finlayson (MaxPreps), Onamia Varsity Softball @ Hinckley-Finlayson (MaxPreps), and BGCG (CO-OP) Varsity Football @ Hinckley-Finlayson (MaxPreps).

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