Back هينتون (فيرجينيا الغربية) Arabic هينتون (سومرز) ARZ هینتون، باتی ویرجینیا AZB Hinton (Virgínia de l'Oest) Catalan Гинтон (Малхбузен Вирджини) CE Hinton (kapital sa kondado) CEB Hinton, Gorllewin Virginia Welsh Hinton DAG Hinton (Virginia Occidental) Spanish Hinton (Mendebaldeko Virginia) Basque
Hinton, West Virginia | |
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 Temple Street in downtown Hinton in 2007 | |
| Motto(s): Where friends and rivers meet | |
 Location of Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′25″N 80°53′20″W / 37.67361°N 80.88889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Summers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jack L Scott |
| • City Manager | Cris Meadows |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
| • Land | 2.23 sq mi (5.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,266 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 2,243 |
| • Density | 1,055.53/sq mi (407.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25951 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-37636[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1551458[4] |
| Website | hintonwva.com |
Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States.[5] The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census.[2] Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site.[6] Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. In 1994, part of Paramount's film Lassie was shot in Hinton.[7] In the 1990s, Hinton's downtown experienced economic decline after a hospital moved away and Interstate 64 bypassed the town.[8] In 2007, Hinton native and business owner Ken Allman founded MountainPlex Properties, which since then has worked to preserve and revitalize the Hinton Historic District.[9][10][11]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 309.
- ^ Long, Fred (October 26, 1993). "Lassie is in Hinton". The Hinton News. pp. A1. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ James, Jeff (August 25, 2014). "Hometown Hinton: Creating a New Economy". West Virginia Executive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ James, Jeff (August 25, 2014). "Hometown Hinton: Creating a New Economy". West Virginia Executive. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "MountainPlex Properties, LLC - Hinton, WV". mountainplex. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Possibilitarian Ken Allman is investing in Hinton". WV Living Magazine. June 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.