You’re viewing HinckleyWe picked this from your approximate location — it might not be your town.
Going quiet
Town guide

Hinckley

Minnesota · MN · Pine County
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
What’s happening in Hinckley?

About Hinckley

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.

Official town website ↗

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

Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

Be the first to post in Hinckley — introduce yourself, ask a question, or share what’s happening.

Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

Current town⌖ Hinckley ✓Minnesota · MN · Pine CountyView town boundary →

Nearby towns

Measured from each town’s Census reference point.

Loading nearby towns…

Loading boundary…

Hinckley is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01