Pinconning

History

The name, "Pinconning," comes from the Ojibwe Opinikaaning (syncope as Pinkaaning; recorded as "o-pin-nic-con-ing"), which translates into English as, "potato place." The community is named after the Pinconning River, which flows through the community. The town was first colonized in 1872 by George VanEtten and Henry Kaiser as a lumber settlement along the Pinconning River. The post office in Pinconning opened on January 29, 1873. In 1907 a man named William Reid moved to Pinconning, and started Pinconning Creamery. A gravel road between Pinconning and neighboring Standish was built in 1918, the same year the prohibition had taken effect.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,374
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,750
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,685
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,671
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  2,668
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,665
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,625
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,521

Largest nearby schools

• Pinconning High School
  High · PINCONNING · 394 students · 21.9:1 ratio
• Pinconning Central Elementary School
  Elementary · PINCONNING · 361 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Pinconning Middle School
  Middle · PINCONNING · 273 students · 21:1 ratio
• Linwood Elementary School
  Elementary · LINWOOD · 130 students · 18.6:1 ratio