Hinton is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 928 at the 2010 census.
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A post office called Hinton has been in operation since 1870. The city was named by a settler from Hinton, West Virginia.
Hinton is located at 42°37′30″N 96°17′39″W (42.625066, -96.294285).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), all of it land
Hinton's high school mascot is the Blackhawk, presumably after Ioway Indian tribal leader Chief Black Hawk. The school's basketball team compete in the War Eagle Conference, with the girls basketball team making state playoff appearances in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2009. The boys and girls golf teams both made state appearances in 2006 & 2007, with the boys winning 1st place overall in 2006. The school's cross country team has sent a runner to the state meet five times, most recently in 2010, 2011, and 2012. The football team has also seen recent success, reaching the state playoffs 5 times including state runner-up in 2012. The boy's track team recently won the 2012 1A district championship, the school's first.