Hawick is an unincorporated community in Roseville Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.

Hawick
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°20′52″N 94°49′38″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Kandiyohi
Township	Roseville Township
Elevation [1]	1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56273
Area code(s)	320
GNIS feature ID	644735[1]

The community is located between New London and Paynesville along State Highway 23 (MN 23) at the junction with Kandiyohi County Road 2. Hawick is located 41 miles west-southwest of the city of Saint Cloud.

History

Hawick was originally settled by immigrants from Norway during the mid-19th century through the early 20th century.

Hawick was first named Havig, according to author Martin Ulvestad, who wrote extensively about early Norwegian–American settlements in Minnesota circa 1907.[2]

Conversely, according to Minnesota historian Warren Upham in the book Minnesota Place Names: a Geographical Encyclopedia" the name Hawick is believed to have come from local railroad superintendent R. Manvel, who named the community after Hawick, Scotland.[3]

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