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Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site. Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Hinton is situated along the New River just north of its confluence with the Greenbrier River. Bluestone Lake is located near Hinton. The city is about 28 miles from Beckley and 90 miles from Charleston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2), of which 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2) is water.
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hinton has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, Hinton had a population of 2,245. The median age was 47.3 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,072 households in Hinton, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.0% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,353 housing units, of which 20.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,676 people, 1,276 households, and 676 families living in the city. The population density was 1,205.4 inhabitants per square mile (465.4/km2). There were 1,604 housing units at an average density of 722.5 per square mile (279.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% White, 5.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
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Hinton, West Virginia
Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site. Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Hinton is situated along the New River just north of its confluence with the Greenbrier River. Bluestone Lake is located near Hinton. The city is about 28 miles from Beckley and 90 miles from Charleston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2), of which 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2) is water.
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hinton has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
As of the 2020 census, Hinton had a population of 2,245. The median age was 47.3 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,072 households in Hinton, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.0% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,353 housing units, of which 20.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,676 people, 1,276 households, and 676 families living in the city. The population density was 1,205.4 inhabitants per square mile (465.4/km2). There were 1,604 housing units at an average density of 722.5 per square mile (279.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% White, 5.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
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