Pinckney is a

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in Putnam Township, Livingston County in the

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. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census. Among the first

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s in the area around Pinckney were William Kirkland and his family, who moved from

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in the late 1820s. Kirkland named the community after his brother, Charles Pinckney Kirkland. Platted in 1837, Pinckney was incorporated as a village in 1883.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,427 people, 869 households, and 648 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 927 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.9%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 869 households, of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.25. The median age in the village was 34.1 years. 31.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,141 people, 731 households, and 573 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 778 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.80%

, 0.14%

. There were 731 households, out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were

living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28. In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $58,077, and the median income for a family was $60,776. Males had a median income of $45,125 versus $27,198 for females. The

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for the village was $20,429. About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pinckney is home to Pinckney Community Schools, which consists of Pinckney High School, Pathfinder School, Navigator Upper Elementary, Country Elementary, & Farley Hill Elementary. Lakeland Elementary, Pinckney Elementary and Hamburg Elementary have been closed due to the decrease of residents in the area. Also home to a Montessori Charter school called Light of the World Academy, and St. Marys Catholic School.

Cultural life and recreation

Pinckney hosts annual parades on

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and

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. Pinckney Community Schools student musicians join with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra for an annual Side-by-Side concert at the high school. Nearby the village (to the west) is the

Pinckney State Recreation Area Pinckney State Recreation Area is a Michigan state recreation area in Dexter, Sylvan and Lyndon Townships, Washtenaw County and Putnam and Unadilla Townships, Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is and sits at an ele ...

, and also the popular tourist destination of Hell, Michigan.

Lakelands Trail State Park Lakelands Trail State Park, officially the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park since January 20, 2017, is a state park in Michigan that runs east–west from southwest of Munith to Hamburg Township, Michigan. It is a multi-use trail convert ...

passes through Pinckney.

Notable people

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, Computer Scientist, co-inventor of

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, and co-creator of the

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* Caroline Kirkland, 19th century writer and wife of village founder William Kirkland *

Denny McLain Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher, most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain becam ...

, former pitcher for the

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, professional wrestler *

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, children's pop-up book artist and paper engineer * Zach Sieler, defensive end for the

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Glendon Swarthout Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist. Several of his novels were made into films. ''Where the Boys Are'', and ''The Shootist'', which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the bes ...

, novelist and short story writer * Jake Vedder, Snowboarder for

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team * Ryan Donovan, professional ice hockey player. * Dominik Shine, professional ice hockey player. * Erik Reichenbach, comic illustrator and graphic designer who appeared on Survivor

References

External links

Pinckney websitePinckney Community Schools web page
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