Chinook was named after a warm dry westerly wind from the Rocky Mountains.
The Post Office opened on February 1, 1910.
| YEAR |
POPULATION |
| 1921 |
241 |
| 1931 |
176 |
| 1941 |
142 |
| 1951 |
116 |
| 1961 |
114 |
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