Hinckley is a city in Pine County,

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, United States, located at the junction of

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and Minnesota State Highway 48. The population was 1,800 at the 2010 census. Hinckley's name in the

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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

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Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 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 along the Grindstone River. The Kettle River is also nearby. 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 east of Hinckley on Highway 48.

Climate

History

The

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Indians were the first people to settle the Hinckley area. They trapped and hunted on the land and traded furs at the Mille Lacs and Pokegama trading posts. When European settlers came to the Hinckley area, it was a heavily forested area with thick forests of white pine, some of the largest in the state. The first railroad arrived in Hinckley in 1869; and so began a logging and railroad expansion. Hinckley was founded as the Village of ''Central Station'' in 1885, the village was re-incorporated as the City of Hinckley in 1907. Both names were after Hinckley Township where the city is located within. Surrounding Hinckley Township was known as ''Central Station'' by the railroads because of its position halfway between the Twin Ports of

and Superior as well as the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Hinckley Township was named in 1870 after Isaac Hinckley, president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. By 1894, Hinckley was a prosperous community that had everything needed to serve residents and the fast-expanding lumber industry. On September 1, 1894, everything changed with a firestorm wiping out Hinckley and many northeastern Minnesota towns. Today the Hinckley Fire Museum, nine blocks west of Interstate 35 in downtown Hinckley, tells the devastating story of what came to be called the Great Hinckley Fire and the town's recovery from it. The museum is located in a restored railroad depot downtown, an exact replica of the pre-fire depot, built just after the fire. After the fire, the burned stumps of the forests were cleared to take advantage of the now nutrient-rich soil. Hinckley's recovery would hinge on agriculture. Some of the main crops were potatoes, fruits and vegetables. The early harvests were bountiful. Abundant clover helped feed milk cows for a brisk dairy industry. Following the national trend in farming , Hinckley has lost most of its agricultural underpinnings. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe opened Grand Casino Hinckley in 1992.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,800 people, 736 households, and 409 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 785 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 82.4%

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, 1.1%

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, 10.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. There were 736 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were

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living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,291 people, 551 households, and 332 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 614 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.87%

, 0.15%

, 5.81% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 551 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were

living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,338, and the median income for a family was $37,313. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $21,375 for females. The

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for the city was $15,537. About 12.5% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the

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, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is a part of Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools. The school district was established in 1994 through the consolidation of the Hinckley and Finlayson school districts.

Notable people

The following list includes those who were either born in, or who have resided (or presently reside) in Hinckley: * Boston Corbett —

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References

External links

Hinckley Convention and Visitors Bureau – Visitor Information websiteVideo documentary on The Hinckley Fire of 1894Hinckley, Minnesota – City Government website
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