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HendricksMN

A town of 517. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.

Population
517
−13.6% since 2010
Median home value
$116K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
61.1
years
Jobs based here
383
Balanced

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Small town

517 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Hendricks’s public schools outperform 92% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Hendricks’s kids attend outperform 92% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ASchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Hendricks ElementaryPK–674B+
Mnvss6–12111D−
Hendricks High School7–1259A+
Hendricks Learning Center - Credit9–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 4 schools →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hendricks has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–79°
Fall35–56°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Hendricks

About one in 5 of Hendricks’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Marshall (19%), Brookings (8%) and Ivanhoe (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

20%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hendricks20%
Marshall19%
Brookings8%
Ivanhoe6%
Canby4%
23 mi
median commute distance
383
jobs based in Hendricks
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

11.4% of Hendricks is conserved land

1.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

11.4%conserved
Map of Hendricks: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
11.4%
conserved · 71 of 616 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Collaris Wildlife Management Area0.7 mi69
2. Veteran's Memorial Park—5
3. Froiland Field—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Hendricks is

Hendricks beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
4 better18 too close to call10 worse
What stands outHendricksMN
Fewer binge drinkers14.5%17.8%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.4%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.4%8.9%
Hendricks Community Hospital
0.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Hendricks

City in Minnesota, United States

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Hendricks is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 616 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
616
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,788 ft
ZIP code
56136
Area code
507

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