Hinckley, Minnesota

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Hinckley
Center of Hinckley
Center of Hinckley
Location in Minnesota
Pine County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hinckley Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1907
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Pine County
Coordinates : 46 ° 1 ′  N , 92 ° 57 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′  N , 92 ° 57 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,800 (as of 2010)
Population density : 181.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 9.92 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 )
Height : 315 m
Postal code : 55037
Area code : +1 320
FIPS : 27-29294
GNIS ID : 645028
Website : www.hinckley.govoffice2.com
Mayor : Don Zeman

Hinckley is a small town (with the status " City ") in Pine County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , Hinckley had 1,800 residents.

Parts of the Fond du Lac Reservation of the Anishinabe border the urban area of ​​Hinckley.

geography

Hinckley is located in eastern Minnesota on both sides of the Grindstone River , which belongs to the Mississippi basin , a right tributary of the Kettle River, which flows into the St. Croix River . The geographical coordinates of Hinckley are 46 ° 00'41 "north latitude and 92 ° 56'40" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​9.92 km².

Neighboring towns to Hinckley are Sandstone (10 miles northeast), Mission Creek (6.7 miles south), and Brook Park (9 miles southwest).

The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (130 km south), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (126 km in the same direction), Eau Claire in Wisconsin (238 km southeast), Duluth on Lake Superior (120 km northeast) and Fargo in North Dakota ( 352 km west-northwest).

The Canadian border is 345 km north.

traffic

The Interstate 35 and extending here at the same range Minnesota State Route 23 result in a north-south direction by Hinckley. At the intersection of the interstate, Minnesota State Route 48 reaches its western terminus. The extension of the MN 48 forms as County Highway 61 the main street of Hinckley. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

In the urban area of ​​Hinckley, two railway lines cross the BNSF Railway , the second largest railway company in the country.

The Rush City Regional Airport is 39.2 km south of Hinckley, a small regional airport. The nearest international airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, 137 km south .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 618 -
1900 459 -25.7%
1910 673 46.6%
1920 673 0%
1930 682 1.3%
1940 873 28%
1950 902 3.3%
1960 851 -5.7%
1970 885 4%
1980 963 8.8%
1990 946 -1.8%
2000 1291 36.5%
2010 1800 39.4%
1890-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Hinckley had 1,800 people in 736 households. The population density was 181.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in each of the 736 households.

The racial the population was composed of 82.4 percent white, 1.1 percent African American, 10.3 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 5.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 32,686  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,839. 28.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 4, 2013
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 4, 2013
  3. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved June 4, 2013

Web links

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