Population
According to the 2011 municipal census, the population of Hinton was 9,640. Hinton is also a service area to:

• Town of Edson - population 8,646
• Town of Grande Cache - population 4,319
• Town of Jasper - population 4,051
• Valemount, British Columbia - population 1,020
• West-end of Yellowhead County - population 1,000