A post office named Hinton operated from July 1862 until October 1863.

There are some unincorporated communities or named locales in the northern portion of the township along 5 Mile Road: Hinton Township is in southern Mecosta County, bordered to the south by Montcalm County.

[1] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,035 people, 372 households, and 287 families residing in the township.

There were 424 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km2).

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.