About one in 4 of Hinckley’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Pine City (9%), Sandstone (5%) and Mora (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

25%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hinckley25%

Pine City9%

Sandstone5%

Mora5%

Rush City3%

19 mi

median commute distance

1,741

jobs based in Hinckley

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns

Hinckley beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.

C−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Minnesota

0 better12 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Hinckley	MN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	17.1%	8.9%
More adults facing food insecurity	18.6%	11.4%
More smokers	20.9%	13.1%

Essentia Health Sandstone

7.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

1st

percentile among MN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Schools

Hinckley’s public schools outperform 25% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Hinckley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Hinckley Elementary	PK–6	395	C
Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	7–12	398	D
Pine County Transition Program	9–12	19	Not graded
Empower Learning Center	9–12	18	Not graded
Pine County Transition Program	12	—	Not graded

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 5 schools →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hinckley has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°

Spring31–53°

Summer55–78°

Fall35–55°

Sep 24

typical first frost

May 16

typical last frost

+2.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Outdoors

2.4% of Hinckley is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

2.4%conserved

2.4%

conserved · 60 of 2,436 acres

0.4 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. West Side Park	—	12
2. Legion Park	—	7

Northern Pacific Depot · National Register of Historic Places

Hinckley’s story

141 years in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1885Hinckley is settled

Explore the history →

About Hinckley

City in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

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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