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Hanley Falls is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census.

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History

Hanley Falls was laid out in 1884 when the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway was extended to that point. The city was named after a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Hanley Falls since 1887. Hanley Falls was incorporated in 1892.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km), all land.

The Yellow Medicine River flows through the city.

Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main route in the community.

Two railroad lines intersect on the northwest side of town; the question of whether the state of Minnesota could order installation of an interchange track between the two independent railroads led to a 1900 U.S. Supreme Court decision which affirmed that the state could indeed order the establishment of the “Hanley Falls Wye” for the public convenience, despite the railroads’ opposition.

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