Hendricks Minnesota Map

About Hendricks, Minnesota

Hendricks is a locality in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 616. The population density is 245.2 people per km². Hendricks is located at 44.5072°N, 96.4242°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hendricks is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56136.

Hendricks emerges from the expansive prairie as a quiet anchor where the Lac qui Parle River carves a subtle, winding path through the heavy soil. It lies 31.6 miles west of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 278°T), and is situated 22.9 miles northeast of Brookings. The landscape stretches in wide, rhythmic swells, defined by the stillness of the grasslands and the distant, hazy suggestion of the Antelope Hills marking the horizon. Light here possesses a distinct, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the fields and catching the silvered surface of Lake Hendricks, which sits just a mile from the reach of the streets. The Collaris State Wildlife Management Area encompasses the immediate edges of the terrain, maintaining a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal marshland that breathes with the unforced pulse of the plains.

History in Hendricks remains tied to the endurance of the land, shaped by generations who arrived to cultivate the deep, fertile earth. The local economy persists as a testament to this agricultural legacy, where the steady mechanical hum of seasonal harvests defines the passage of the calendar. Beyond the cultivated rows, the presence of the Bukowski Lakebed serves as a reminder of the region’s ancient, shifting geology, a vast basin that speaks to the slow transformation of the interior. Daily life in Hendricks unfolds with a deliberate, grounded pace, sustained by a heritage that values the quiet resilience required to thrive in a climate of long, stark winters and summers that burn with an intense, golden heat.

About This Hendricks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hendricks, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.507186, -96.424213. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hendricks includes the ZIP code (56136), telephone area code (320), county seat of Lincoln County (Ivanhoe), and school district assignment (Hendricks Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.