Hinton

town in Alberta, Canada
Place town Q1016692
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Summary

Hinton is a town[1]. Hinton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hinton is located in Alberta[3].
  • Hinton is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Hinton's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Hinton's instance of is recorded as town in Alberta[6].
  • Hinton's shares border with is recorded as Grande Cache[7].
  • Hinton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wanouchi[8].
  • Hinton's Commons category is recorded as Hinton, Alberta[9].
  • Hinton's local dialing code is recorded as 780[10].
  • 1911 marks the founding of Hinton[11].
  • Hinton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.399813055555555, 'lon': -117.58834388888889}[12].
  • Hinton's official website is recorded as http://www.hinton.ca[13].
  • Hinton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hinton, Alberta[14].
  • Hinton has a population of {'amount': '+9882'}[15].
  • Hinton has a population of {'amount': '+9817'}[16].
  • Hinton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+990'}[17].
  • Hinton covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+33.52'}[18].

Body

Geography

Hinton is in the country of Canada[4]. Hinton is located in Alberta[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hinton covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+33.52'}[18]. Hinton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+990'}[17]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9882'}[15] and {'amount': '+9817'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5] and town in Alberta[6].

History and Context

1911 marks the founding of Hinton[11].

Why It Matters

Hinton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).[2] Hinton has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Hinton is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . hintonrockies.com. hintonrockies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Canada 2021 Census. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Wowo2024 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alberta
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 53.399813055555555, 'lon': -117.58834388888889}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+990'}
    Population → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 53°23'59.327"N, 117°35'18.038"W"
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