McKinnon, Wyoming

McKinnon, Wyoming
Location of McKinnon, Wyoming
Location of McKinnon, Wyoming
Coordinates: 41°1′33″N 109°53′35″W / 41.02583°N 109.89306°W / 41.02583; -109.89306
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountySweetwater
Area
 • Total5.85 sq mi (15.2 km2)
 • Land5.85 sq mi (15.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation7,057 ft (2,151 m)
Population
 • Total60
 • Density10/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
82938
Area code307
FIPS code56-49400[3]
GNIS feature ID1591358[1]

McKinnon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.[1] The population was 60 at the 2010 census.

The first rendezvous of white traders and trappers in the Rocky Mountains took place in July 1825, just north of McKinnon along the Henrys Fork river. They joined members of William Henry Ashley's expedition.[4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKinnon, Wyoming
  2. ^ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.