Hinton, Iowa | |
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City | |
Location of Hinton, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 42°37′30″N 96°17′39″W / 42.62500°N 96.29417°WCoordinates: 42°37′30″N 96°17′39″W / 42.62500°N 96.29417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Plymouth |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | Gary Fischer |
• City Council | Jeff Johnson Randy Roehrich Ken Spies Keith Towns Kelly Kreber |
Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
• Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,148 ft (350 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 928 |
• Estimate (2012) | 948 |
• Density | 1,344.9/sq mi (519.3/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 51024 |
Area code(s) | 712 |
FIPS code | 19-36480 |
GNIS feature ID | 0457521 |
Website | City of Hinton |
Hinton is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 928 at the 2010 census.
A post office called Hinton has been in operation since 1870. The city was named by a settler from Hinton, West Virginia.
Hinton is located at 42°37′30″N 96°17′39″W / 42.62500°N 96.29417°W (42.625066, -96.294285).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 928 people, 363 households, and 270 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,344.9 inhabitants per square mile (519.3/km2). There were 374 housing units at an average density of 542.0 per square mile (209.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.