Hinton, Alberta

Hinton
Town
Town of Hinton
Government Centre
Government Centre
Official logo of Hinton
Motto: 
Gateway to the Rockies
Location in Yellowhead County
Location in Yellowhead County
Hinton is located in Alberta
Hinton
Hinton
Location of Hinton in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°24′40″N 117°33′46″W / 53.41111°N 117.56278°W / 53.41111; -117.56278[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionUpper Athabasca
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Founded1928
Incorporated[2] 
 • New townNovember 1, 1956
 • TownDecember 29, 1958
Amalgamated[3]April 1, 1957
Government
 • MayorNicholas Nissen
 • Governing body
Hinton Town Council
  • Ryan Maguhn
  • Albert Ostashek
  • JoAnn Race
  • Trevor Haas
  • Stuart Taylor
  • Brian Laberge
 • ManagerJordan Panasiuk
 • MPGerald Soroka (CPC - Yellowhead)
 • MLAMartin Long (UCP - West Yellowhead)
Area
 (2021)[5]
 • Land33.32 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Elevation990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2021)[5][8]
 • Total9,817
 • Density294.6/km2 (763/sq mi)
 • Estimate (2022)
10,087[7]
Time zoneUTC−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
WebsiteOfficial website

Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.

It is located 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 Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.

  1. ^ "Hinton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Hinton" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 17 June 2016. p. 330. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference HintonDrinnanAmalgamation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2022, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.