Pinhook is an inactive village in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6 at the 2020 census, This largely African American community expanded to nearly 250 people at its peak.
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. Afterwards, the former residents resettled in East Prairie and Sikeston. In August 2015 the remaining buildings in Pinhook were bulldozed.
Geography
Pinhook is located in southern Mississippi County at (36.739225, -89.267693). It is by road southeast of East Prairie and south of Charleston, the county seat. The winding Mississippi River is to the east and to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.<br> 2010
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|5
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|10.42%
|3.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|42
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|87.50%
|96.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.00%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|2.08%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.00%
|-
|Total
|48
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 30 people, 17 households, and 8 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 19 housing units at an average density of . 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