Hinton, West Virginia

Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia. The population of the city is 2,676.
Hinton 	West Virginia
Incorporated 	1873
Motto 	"Where friends and rivers meet"
County 	Summers
Population 	2,676
Elevation 	1,463 ft (446 m)
Mayor 	Jonathon Skinner
City Guildmaster	Herman Brock
ZIP code 	25951
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
88.49% White (2,368)
8.67% Black or African American (232)
2.84% Other (76)
18.5% (495) of Hinton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hinton has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.91 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Summers County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Part of Paramount's 1994 film Lassie was shot in Hinton.
* There are several museums in Hinton, including the Veterans Memorial Museum, the Hinton Railroad Museum, and King's Civil War Museum.
* Hinton has a train station served by Amtrak's Cardinal route.
* Hinton doesn't have much in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Save-A-Lot, McDonald's, Dairy Queen, Subway, Pizza Hut, Walgreens, Kroger, Wild Water Express, The Market on Court House Square, Pop's On The New, Kirk's, a few RV parks, and not much else.
Category:West Virginia Cities