McKinnon, Wyoming | |
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CDP | |
Location of McKinnon, Wyoming |
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Coordinates: 41°1′33″N 109°53′35″W / 41.02583°N 109.89306°WCoordinates: 41°1′33″N 109°53′35″W / 41.02583°N 109.89306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
County | Sweetwater |
Area | |
• Total | 5.85 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
• Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 7,057 ft (2,151 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 60 |
• Density | 10/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 82938 |
Area code(s) | 307 |
FIPS code | 56-49400 |
GNIS feature ID | 1591358 |
McKinnon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census.
The first rendezvous of white traders and trappers in the Rocky Mountains occurred in July 1825 just north of McKinnon along the Henrys Fork river. They joined members of William Henry Ashley's expedition.
McKinnon is located at 41°1′33″N 109°53′35″W / 41.02583°N 109.89306°W (41.025720, -109.892949).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.85 square miles (15.2 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 49 people, 17 households, and 14 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.6 people per square mile (0.6/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.88% White, 6.12% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.12% of the population.
There were 17 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.13.