Pinckney, Michigan

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Pinckney is a village in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,141 at the 2000 census.

Major roads which run though Pinckney are M-36 and Livingston County Highway D19.

Not far from Pinckney is the famous locale known as Hell, Michigan.

Pinckney is the birthplace of pioneering children's pop-up book artist and paper engineer Robert Sabuda and of novelist and short story writer Glendon Swarthout.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,141 people, 731 households, and 573 families residing in the village. The population density was 554.8/km² (1,436.8/mi²). There were 778 housing units at an average density of 201.6/km² (522.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.80% White, 0.14% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 731 households out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples 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 per capita income for the village was $20,429. About 4.4% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.