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. They trapped and hunted on the land and traded furs at the Mille Lacs and Pokegama trading posts.

The Ojibwe Indians were the first people to settle the Hinckley area. ( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. History The Hinckley Fire Museum and Hinckley water tower Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) 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.Ĭamp Nathanael is located 16 miles (26 km) east of Hinckley on Highway 48.Ĭlimate data for Hinckley, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–2011 Pine County 61 passes through downtown Hinckley. Interstate 35 runs north–south and Highway 48 (Fire Monument Road) runs east–west. Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota Highway 23 ( co-signed) and Minnesota Highway 48 are two of the main routes in Hinckley. Hinckley is generally considered the halfway point on Interstate 35 between Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Duluth.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.83 square miles (9.92 km 2), of which 3.78 square miles (9.79 km 2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km 2) is water. On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire killed more than 400 people. Portions of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation are located within and adjacent to Hinckley. Hinckley's name in the Ojibwe language is Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag, meaning 'the place abundant with grindstones' due to being located along the Grindstone River. The population was 1,800 at the 2010 census. Hinckley is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 48.

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