Pinckney, Michigan

Pinckney, Michigan
Village of Pinckney
Downtown Pinckney along Main Street (M-36)
Location within Livingston County
Pinckney
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°27′26″N 83°56′41″W / 42.45722°N 83.94472°W / 42.45722; -83.94472
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyLivingston
TownshipPutnam
Settled1827
Platted1837
Incorporated1883
Government
  TypeVillage council
  PresidentLinda Lavey
  ClerkAndrea Piotrowski McCall
Area
  Village
1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2)
  Land1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Village
2,415
  Density1,497.21/sq mi (578.07/km2)
  Metro
4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48169
Area code734
FIPS code26-64140
GNIS feature ID0634896
Websitevillageofpinckney.org

Pinckney is a village in Putnam Township, Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,415 at the 2020 census.

Among the first American pioneers in the area around Pinckney were William Kirkland and his family, who moved from New York 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.