Hector is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km2), all land.

[7] Hector was founded in 1878 when the Hastings and Dakota Railway Company constructed the railroad on the north side of the original town site.

The ten-block town site survey was completed on September 14, 1878, on land owned by the Hastings and Dakota.

There was heated debate between those who favored the name Plainfield (after the stage stop and post office) and those who favored the name Hector, a township in New York on the east shore of Seneca Lake where many of the early settlers came from.

Hector, New York, was named after the bravest of the ancient Trojan warriors whose story is told in Homer's "Iliad".

33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Hector Municipal Airport The town is also served by rail via the Twin Cities and Western railroad's connection to both Minneapolis and St. Paul and points west.