St. Hilaire Minnesota Map

About St. Hilaire, Minnesota

St. Hilaire is a locality in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 273. The population density is 134.8 people per km². St. Hilaire is located at 48.0139°N, 96.2148°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Hilaire is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56754.

St. Hilaire anchors itself firmly upon the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Minnesota, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clutter of rising peaks. It lies 38.3 miles east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 81°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southwest of Thief River Falls. The Red Lake River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a quiet, persistent gravity that shapes the local topography and defines the rhythm of the surrounding fields. During the long, hushed winters, the air gains a sharp, crystalline clarity, turning the golden stubble of harvested grain into a vast, frozen expanse under a pale and distant sun. Only three miles away, the Higinbotham State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of untamed brush and prairie grass, serving as a reminder of the wilder, marshy character that once dominated this interior basin long before the plow arrived.

St. Hilaire grew from the necessity of the land, its economy deeply rooted in the heavy, fertile soil that demands both labor and patience from those who work it. The history of the settlement is etched into the grain elevators and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that stands against the relentless winds sweeping across the plains. While the pace of daily life remains governed by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, the influence of the region’s heritage persists in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. Though the vast, inland geography keeps the pulse of the world at a distance, the proximity to the Red Lake River provides a constant, shifting presence that connects the local experience to the broader, slow-moving life of the North Woods.

About This St. Hilaire Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Hilaire, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.013857, -96.214764. 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 St. Hilaire includes the ZIP code (56754), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pennington County (Thief River Falls), and school district assignment (Thief River Falls 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.