[7] In September 1926, Stinnett replaced Plemons, which later became a ghost town, as the Hutchinson County seat.

The courthouse, built in 1927 in the Spanish Renaissance style, was financed from petroleum money.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,650 people, 521 households, and 367 families residing in the city.

The City of Stinnett is served by the Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District.

It was a part of the Stinnett Independent School District until July 1, 1987, when it merged into the PSP CISD.