Hinton, West Virginia Hinton, West Virginia Location of Hinton, West Virginia Location of Hinton, West Virginia The Summers County Courthouse in Hinton Hinton is a town/city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897.
Hinton was titled after John "Jack" Hinton, the initial owner of the town site. Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2), of which 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2) is territory and 0.81 square miles (2.10 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Hinton has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,676 citizens , 1,276 homeholds, and 676 families living in the city.
The populace 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 ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.0% White, 5.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,276 homeholds of which 21.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 34.8% were married couples residing together, 13.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.0% were non-families.
42.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 22% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 46 years.
19.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 23.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,880 citizens , 1,357 homeholds, and 755 families living in the city.
There were 1,595 housing units at an average density of 689.2 per square mile (266.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.43% White, 5.49% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other competitions, and 1.18% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,357 homeholds out of which 19.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.1% were married couples residing together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families.
41.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 22.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $20,323, and the median income for a family was $25,769.
About 22.6% of families and 27.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 35.1% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
There are a several exhibitions in Hinton, including the Veterans Memorial Museum, the Hinton Railroad Museum, and King's Civil War Museum.
The City of Hinton is presently restoring the CSX traveler depot and the Freight Depot to be used as possible tourist draws in the future.
City of Hinton Parks and recreation department has a water park complete with a water slide and swimming pool.
Climate Summary for Hinton, West Virginia "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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