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Welcome to Hanska ...

The city of Hanska is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hanska has a population of 374 people<2> (see below for details).

Hanska is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hanska lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hanska: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Hanska: 56041<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hanska had an population of 374 people. This is a decrease of 6.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hanska had a population of 402 people. This makes Hanska the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 402 people, the population of Hanska decreased 9.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 443 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hanska.

Communities near Hanska ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hanska.

  • New Ulm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint James
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Eye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Madelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicollet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Courtland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butterfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Lewisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Darfur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hanska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hanska.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hanska. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanska.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanska. See our Newspapers Page for Hanska.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanska ...

Looking for more information about Hanska? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hanska, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hanska.

Adding Hanska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanska in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hanska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hanska post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanska.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hanska.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Hanska area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Hanska area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hanska). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hanska or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/