Pinhook, Missouri

Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Pinhook is an inactive village in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 30 in 2010.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

History

It was settled in the 1920s or 1930s by sharecroppers. The community takes its name from a nearby ridge of the same name which in turn was so named on account it having the form of a pinhook.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This largely African American community expanded to nearly 250 people at its peak.Template:Cn

The community was flooded in May 2011 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Bird's Point Levee to save the town of Cairo, Illinois. The government did not assist or provide help to evacuate Pinhook. The residents were left entirely on their own before the levee breach.<ref>"The Resistance of Memories", David Todd Lawrence, CAS Spotlight, University of St. Thomas. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 1919.</ref> Afterwards, the former residents resettled in East Prairie and Sikeston.<ref>Schuessler, Ryan. "One by one, Missouri’s black towns disappear" (Archive). Al Jazeera. April 5, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.</ref> In August 2015 the remaining buildings in Pinhook were bulldozed.<ref>Graef, Tyle. "Former Pinhook residents watch as bulldozers level what's left of the town the 2011 flood destroyed". Southeast Missourian. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.</ref>

Geography

Pinhook is located in southern Mississippi County at Template:Coord (36.739225, -89.267693).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is Template:Convert by road southeast of East Prairie and Template:Convert south of Charleston, the county seat. The winding Mississippi River is Template:Convert to the east and Template:Convert to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

Demographics

2020 census

Pinhook village, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	5	1	0	10.42%	3.33%	0.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)	42	29	3	87.50%	96.67%	50.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	0	0	2.08%	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0	3	0.00%	0.00%	50.00%
Total	48	30	6	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2010 census

As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, there were 30 people, 17 households, and 8 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 19 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 3.33% White and 96.67% Black or African American.

There were 17 households, of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.9% were non-families. 52.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the village was 54 years. 10% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 10% were from 25 to 44; 39.9% were from 45 to 64; and 33.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 48 people, 20 households, and 15 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 21 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 10.42% White, 87.50% African American, and 2.08% from two or more races.

There were 20 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 35.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $15,417, and the median income for a family was $16,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,114. There were 47.1% of families and 55.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of under eighteens and 83.3% of those over 64.