Hinton, Alberta
Hinton | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Town of Hinton | |
Government Centre | |
| Motto: Gateway to the Rockies | |
Location in Yellowhead County | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′40″N 117°33′46″W / 53.41111°N 117.56278°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Incorporated | |
| • New town | November 1, 1956 |
| • Town | December 29, 1958 |
| Amalgamated | April 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicholas Nissen |
| • Governing body | Hinton Town Council
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| • Manager | Jordan Panasiuk |
| • MP | William Stevenson (CPC - Yellowhead) |
| • MLA | Martin Long (UCP - West Yellowhead) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 33.32 km2 (12.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 9,817 |
| • Density | 294.6/km2 (763/sq mi) |
| • Estimate (2022) | 10,087 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 780 / 587 |
| Highways | Highway 16 (TCH)Yellowhead Highway Highway 40 |
| Website | Official website |
Hinton is a town in the foothills of Alberta, Canada, with a population of 9,817. It is in Yellowhead County, 81 km (50 mi) northeast of Jasper and about 284 km (176 mi) west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of the Yellowhead and Bighorn Highways. Situated on the south bank of the Athabasca River, Hinton is on Treaty 6 territory.
The Town of Hinton is named after William P. Hinton, Vice President and General Manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.