THE HINTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies setting.
Hinton city has 0.89 square miles of land in Plymouth County. Its Census reference point is in Steeply Rolling Loess Prairies, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hinton and Plymouth County
Hinton is associated with Plymouth County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hinton by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Hinton, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Plymouth County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hinton city has 1.7 times the land area of nearby Merrill city (0.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

