Editing Hinton Township, Michigan

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|postal_code              = 48850 ([[Lakeview, Michigan|Lakeview]])<br />49310 ([[Blanchard, Michigan|Blanchard]])<br />49332 ([[Mecosta, Michigan|Mecosta]])<br />49336 ([[Morley, Michigan|Morley]])
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'''Hinton Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 1,054.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
John Hinton was the first white settler here in 1855. The township was named for him when it was organized in 1860. A post office named Hinton operated from July 1862 until October 1863.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

== Communities ==
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. There are some [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]] or named locales in the northern portion of the township along 5 Mile Road:

* '''Altona''' is in the northwest part of the township, located where 5 Mile Road crosses the [[Little Muskegon River]] at {{Coord|43|32|23|N|85|18|49|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Altona, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|620033|Altona, Michigan}}</ref> In 1868, William Seaton and Bartley Davis built a sawmill and Harrison J. Brown a flour mill on the Little Muskegon where the village of Altona was later [[plat]]ted, but never incorporated. A post office operated from February 1872 until November 1937.<ref name="Romig"/>
* '''Halls Corner''' is in the northeast part of the township, located by the junction of 70th Avenue and 5 Mile Road approximately {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} east of Altona and {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of [[Mecosta, Michigan|Mecosta]] at {{Coord|43|32|23|N|85|13|29|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Halls Corner, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617603|Halls Corner, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Sylvester''' is in the north central part of the township by the junction of 85th Avenue and 5 Mile Road, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Altona and {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} west of Halls Corner at {{Coord|43|32|23|N|85|15|16|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Sylvester, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|1617887|Sylvester, Michigan}}</ref> David Fowler opened the first store in Hinton Township here in 1868. A post office operated from September 1872 until July 1904 and was named for Sylvester Dresser, a pioneer lumberman in the area.<ref name="Romig"/> A series of grocers set up shop over the first century of the town's existence, until the last one, William Yurisko, saw his establishment burn to the ground on New Year's Eve, 1957. The ''[[Grand Rapids Herald]]'' ran a photo of the burning store next to an article titled, "Last Store Burns: Mecosta County Town of Sylvester Becomes History". As it turns out, William Yurisko was not the last grocer in Sylvester. The town's few businesses include a popular general store known as King's Trading Post, which was featured in the September 8, 1996, edition of ''[[The Grand Rapids Press]]'' for its thriving ice cream cone trade.
* The [[Canadian Lakes, Michigan|Canadian Lakes]] area is immediately north of the northwest part of the township.

==Geography==
Hinton Township is in southern Mecosta County, bordered to the south by [[Montcalm County, Michigan|Montcalm County]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.7|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.20%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 372 households, and 287 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|29.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 424 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 372 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,976, and the median income for a family was $45,893. Males had a median income of $31,912 versus $19,911 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $16,964. About 5.2% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Mecosta County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1860]]
[[Category:1860 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]