Hendricks, MN

Hendricks is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 616 residents. A post office called Hendricks has been in operation since 1884. The city was named for Thomas A. Hendricks is on the northern edge of the Buffalo Ridge Wind Farm, which is one of the largest in the United States offsetting more than 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide and 450,000 pounds of coal. Hendricks is home to Lake Hendricks, with an attached park. That mix gives Hendricks a clear local shape within Minnesota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Main routes include Minnesota State Highway 271, Division Street, Main Street, Garfield Street, Railroad Street, and Lincoln County Road 17. Hendricks is home to a twenty-five-site campground near Lake Hendricks.