Hinton, Oklahoma

Hinton is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma. The population of the town is 3,196.
Hinton 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1906
Motto 	"Always Growing Always Prospering"
County 	Caddo
Population 	3,196
Elevation 	1,680 ft (512 m)
Mayor 	Jamari Castaneda
Town Guildmaster	Brook Shaw
ZIP code 	73047
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
58.26% White (1,862)
25.88% Hispanic or Latino (827)
7.45% Black or African American (238)
4.91% Native American (157)
3.50% Other (112)
6.6% (210) of Hinton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Hinton has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.86 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Caddo County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park is located just south of Hinton. The park is a favorite of rappellers due to the canyon's cliff formations. It also boasts beautiful trees, especially in the fall when the color of the leaves begin to turn. Camping and day picnicking are allowed, and there is a 1-acre (4,000 m2) lake for fishing. Hiking around the canyon is allowed within park limits. The park has a pool that offers two water slides into the 8-foot-deep (2.4 m) water as well as water 3 feet (0.91 m) deep for younger swimmers. The pool is overseen by certified lifeguards, and at least one lifeguard is on duty at all times.
* Hinton is also the site of the Great Plains Correctional Institution, opened in 1991 as the state's first private prison, and holding non-U.S. citizen federal inmates as of 2016.
* Sugar Creek Casino is located just off I-40 in Hinton. The casino is an enterprise of the Wichita and affiliated tribes.
* Hinton has little to offer. It has a True Value, dollar stores, a Love's truck stop with a Sonic Drive-In, Subway, a Chevrolet dealer, Casino Oklahoma, Hinton Country Inn, a Ford dealer, a thrift store, a few local restaurants and businesses, NAPA Auto Parts, a historical museum, a municipal airport, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a general store, and that's about it.
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